Milwaukee mayor trashes suburbs in response to tweet on high sales tax: ‘go to Cracker Barrel’

The mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, traded barbs with a conservative county government over the sales tax charges in their areas.

Since the start of the yr, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Washington County government Josh Schoemann have tossed gibes backwards and forwards after Schoemann invited metropolis residents store in his district to keep away from the brand new taxes.

“I warmly welcome all of our Milwaukee County neighbors to Washington County to shop, dine [and] keep more of your money while doing it,” Schoemann wrote on X, previously Twitter, on December 29.

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Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Washington County government Josh Schoemann traded barbs after the manager invited residents to store in his lower-taxed county.  (Getty Images)

Schoemann additionally inspired individuals on-line to go to “Washington County for the savings, stay for the quality of life!”

“Exhibit A: In the City of Milwaukee, today you will pay an additional $60 for this bedroom set,” he wrote on January 1, linking out to an Ashley Furniture webpage.

On January 2, Johnson responded to Schoemann, telling native press he thought the manager’s feedback “were unfortunate, knowing that all communities need revenue.”

“If folks are looking at a high-quality dinner or a theater or a fine dining experience, they can come here, or go to Cracker Barrel there,” Johnson mentioned.

In response, Schoemann informed Fox News Digital that the “working people like those who enjoy Cracker Barrel are the same people that get hit the hardest by higher taxes.” (Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

“[Washington County residents] are getting a boost as this is retaining the Brewers, and it helps a lot of people,” Johnson continued. “[Schoemann] is encouraging people to go to their county; folks will pay more in gas than simply staying [in Milwaukee.]”

In response, Schoemann informed Fox News Digital that the “working people like those who enjoy Cracker Barrel are the same people that get hit the hardest by higher taxes.”

“The Milwaukee Mayor can keep his ‘fine dining,’ I’ll stick with the folks who visit places like Cracker Barrel,” Schoemann mentioned. 

Johnson’s communications director Jeff Fleming informed Fox News Digital: “Perhaps Mr. Schoemann ought to review the Mayor’s comments; no one here has suggested the people of Washington County are deplorable.”

A pair of recent sales taxes took impact on January 1 in town and county of Milwaukee. (Getty photographs)

“In fact, a small portion of the City of Milwaukee is located in Washington County,” Fleming mentioned. “It is odd that a county executive would cast such aspersions on his own constituents.”

“Mr. Schoemann has created a false narrative to escalate this interaction,” he added. “It’s time to drop it.”

A pair of recent sales taxes took impact on January 1 in town and county of Milwaukee.

The metropolis added a two p.c sales tax to their present sales taxes whereas the county elevated its sales tax from 0.5 p.c to 0.9 p.c.

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Now, Milwaukee metropolis residents are paying 7.9 p.c sales tax and people in the county, however not town of Milwaukee, are paying 5.9 p.c sales tax. Wisconsin additionally has a statewide sales tax of 5 p.c.

Fox News Digital reached out to Cracker Barrel’s reporter hotline for remark.