Glancing at population figures is interesting and raises many further questions. What was the city budget in 1920? What was the median household income? What services were provided by the city in 1920 vs. today? What was the unemployment rate in 1920? What was the public school enrollment? Voter turnout?
If we want to compare our situation today in regards to city spending, with 80 years ago, we need to look at more than just population. Here's one more factor to consider. The value of today's Minneapolis dollar is equivalent to a shiny dime in 1920. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index - http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ ) Conor Donnelly Waitepark 1-2 Victoria Heller wrote: > Each time we discuss and debate issues, especially the cost of local > government, it is important to maintain perspective - we are serving the > same number of people that we did 80 years ago. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
