This morning's Strib reported on the transportation bill that just passed the MN House: "The bill also establishes a taxing district along the Hiawatha light rail line, requiring most businesses to make up the difference in operating costs from what fare boxes bring in. That could be as much as $16 million a year ... about 500 businesses along the Hiawatha light rail line would be affected, though Northwest Airlines and the Mall of America would be exempted." ------------------------------------------------- This is outrageous. This lightrail project will benefit the Mall of America and Northwest Airlines customers. It is rediculous that they will be exempted from this tax. What a boondoggle! And speaking of boondoggles, both stadium proposals are boondoggles. If the state is going to fund the University, that money should go towards academics and the U shouldn't allow Red McCombs to piggyback on the U's good name to get a handout from the state. If stadiums are a good investment then the private sector will step up to the plate. The Cato Institute Jason Lewis hits a home run in their analysis of publically funded pro sports. There's alot of times that Jason is a bit wacky, but I agree with his rants about stadiums. Eva Young Minneapolis, MN _______________________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
