“Milwaukee has less taxing power than most similar cities and is the only U.S. city of 400,000 or more "that does not have a sales tax or local income tax.”
Tom Barrett
Milwaukee mayor, Democrat. an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront. Claim dated 15 Sep 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
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Tom Barrett (Milwaukee mayor, Democrat) made this claim around 15 September 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 September 2019, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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