In a message dated 2/13/03 6:00:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > The City's property taxes will simply be overwhelmed if there is no help > from > the state to deal with these very real situations. What every happened to: > > "From each according to his ability; to each according to his needs." > Keith says; That canard went out of style with the dismantling of the Soviet Empire. That chant may still be heard in North Korea. A nearly onomatopoeic model of bliss; it's application never seems to work out for the have-not hopefuls. The Mpls. municipal outcome under the former spend wild regime seemed to benefit the "needs" of Non-Profiteering Developers and "Target" corpulent corporations; those the City Mothers found the "most equal" among equals. Most others could go to the shelter; or chip in to pay debt; according to their "ability". Keith Reitman NearNorth TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls