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Cavalier Johnson: “We have to use that money for specific purposes that are…”

Featuring: Cavalier Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Tuesday Luncheon - Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 21:16

So, yes, because change in state law, we can now collect a sales tax in the City of Milwaukee. But that money is not money that we can apply to just any space or any place. We have to use that money for specific purposes that are strictly outlined in state law. So that means we have to use those dollars to pay legacy pension obligations. And then on the other side of doing that with money that happens to be left … (21:16–21:22)

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Asserts that the sales tax revenue must be used for specific purposes as defined by state law.

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