Could a 1% sales tax fix Milwaukee County's budget woes?

A possible solution to Milwaukee County's $1 billion problem: add 1 percent to Milwaukee County's sales tax. County Executive David Crowley reminds us out of the current 5.5 percent sales tax, Milwaukee County is immediately allocated 0.5 percent. The rest goes to the entire state. Crowley hopes to add 1 percent to the county sales tax because they simply have too much to pay for.