Carole Becker says:"Third, understand that you cannot trade cops for the library. Cutting the new library will not give you penny one to get yourself out of the current budget problem."
This is EXACTLY the argument Vikings fans made when we refused to fund their luxury arena when health and food needs were unmet. Tell me something, Carole. Do different PEOPLE pay the costs of these two expenses? I know I pay for the police. I also have money on my property tax bill for the library. Am I off the HOOK for the new building? I don't think so, but if you have good news for me, I'm willing to abandon that particular controversy. See, my argument is that if you saddle me with a building to pay off, you make it that much HARDER for me to pay the costs of keeping full police protection. But if there's a way out of this box, I'd sure like to hear about it. -------------- Jim Mork--Cooper "Only a LUNATIC would cut schools in order to pay for more bombs." "We hold these truths to be self-evident....that the just power of governments derives from the consent of the governed." Declaration of Independence Get your free Web-based E-mail at http://www.startribune.com/stribmail 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
