Well said, and unfortunately a very common experience. The results of elections all over our country pretty much say it all. People get the government they deserve. Mike Nelson Democrat, Increasingly Concerned in Central
> I have grown increasingly disheartened by the negative characterization of > Republicans and/or conservatives on this list. I personally spent 30 years > in the DFL and left because of the increasing hypocrisy (see former > post-Garage Politics). I have most recently defined myself as an > independent/centrist but I may soon join the Republicans. (My kudos to > David Brauer who is trying valiantly to keep this list civil and focused.) > > As a single parent, working two jobs to make ends meet, I may actually have > to move as I cannot afford to live here much longer. I just got my proposed > tax bill today and my property taxes are going up 19.2% next year (in my > little 96 year old house). What happened to 8%? By living in Minneapolis, > I also pay higher insurance premiums, higher water/sewer rates, higher > repair bills, higher sales tax, ad nauseum. All brought to me courtesy of > the Minneapolis DFL. (When they have been in power as long as they have--it > takes real chutzpah to blame it on the other party.) > > Catherine Leighton > Live in Longfellow/Work North East > > PS - DFL loyalists shouldn't underestimate how average citizens view their > arrogant, pedantic rhetoric, and gross over-generalizations. The DFL has > abandoned critical thinking for slogans and insults. I can only hope that > they will eventually realize that these attitudes are far more likely to > antagonize than inspire. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
