Tommy Thompson, Bud Selig & The Brewers, Still Sticking it to the Taxpayers

Don Walker on the $8M repairs needed for Miller Park’s 3.5 year old roof. We should not forget Tommy Thompson’s infamous quote: (made in reference to an excise tax to help finance the Brewers’ new stadium) Let Milwaukee and nearby counties pay for it, not his northern constituents. “Stick it to ’em.” And he did. Shepherd Express | Wispolitics
This article by Steve Fainaru (created not in Wisconsin, but in Washington, DC) tells the story.