Tuesday, August 02, 2005
 
Government Official Thinks More Government The Obvious Solution
The Milwaukee Public Museum's savior knows the solution to problems with the cultural institutions in southeastern Wisconsin: Not enough government:
    As he prepares to take over the Milwaukee Public Museum, outgoing Waukesha County Executive Dan Finley called Monday for the creation of a regional cultural district that would oversee the museum, Boerner Botanical Gardens and other financially troubled attractions.

    "Every one of them is struggling," Finley said. "We've got to come up with a way to support them because we can't afford to lose any one of them."
Because what smaller bureaucracies cannot handle, larger ones can.

    Finley did not specify how such a district would be financed, but said: "This is not about suggesting a new tax."
Because adding administrative apparatus, office costs, and salaries--not to mention public relations, advertising, and perks--is going to, what, come out of the pooled resources of the nearly bankrupt individual entities?

Give me a break. It is all about new taxes spread throughout a wider area to fund perks for Finley and his ilk and to increase their visibility within the power circles of the community. When you see how he's turned around the museum--with extra taxes and extra costs--think what he can do as governor. He probably is.

UPDATE: Owen of Boots and Sabers agrees with my sentiment.


- posted by Brian J. @ 8:58 AM
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