Victoria Heller wrote:
It is my duty as a taxpayer to present the other side of a frothy argument.
Sorry.
A condescending attitude is not appropriate here.
First, if Minneapolis residents pay more income and sales taxes in 2003
than they did in 2001, we would be quite an anomaly. Tax collections
Thanks for making these points Chris. Yes I am absolutely making the case that
Minneapolis is the economic engine for Minnesota. The line I'm adding a lot is that
the Minneapolis economy will lead the state out of the recession...as it has before.
This economic line is one of the key points
Chris Johnson writes:
With just 7.8% of the state's population, Minneapolis contributes roughly
10% of the state government's tax revenue.
For those 2 primary categories, Minneapolis residents paid $342 million in
sales tax in 2001.
For the 2003 fiscal year Minneapolis residents will pay more
Vicky Writes
It is my duty as a taxpayer to present the other side of a frothy argument.
Sorry.
First, if Minneapolis residents pay more income and sales taxes in 2003
than they did in 2001, we would be quite an anomaly. Tax collections have
dropped through the floor over the past two
Are the Minneapolis legislators, mayor and other officials making the
point to the governor and the rest of the legislature that taking out
the state's financial woes on the city of Minneapolis is like shooting
the state in both feet? If so, why aren't they listening and agreeing?
If not,
