It's an issue that needs to be looked at. We even have a lot of places to look at for the results. Europe being socialist, embodies many of these practices- and it's breaking the bank.
Here's a easy comparison. The state of California, the WORLDS 6th larges economy is 3.5 billion in debt. Their governor is getting recalled for it. In Germany, the CITY of Berlin (not the country- the city) is somthing like 5.7 Billion in debt. Denmark goes even farther in the socialist utopia. It does not help crime (the rates are rising) debts are massive (think the US debt is high?) and there is no easy way out. See (you may need to cut and paste this link back togeather) http://www.mises.org/fullarticle.asp?control=1274&month=58&title=Denmark:+A+Case+Study+in+Social+Democracy&id=59 As Vicky notes, Mpls property taxe revenue is decreasing, even though most of our rates are increasing- dramatically! Where is the money going? It's somthing that Mpls needs to straighten out. Because if it dosn't, Most people who can, will simply move to get lower tax rates, and Mpls's problems increase that much more. The effects are already happening. Many companies refuse to locate here because of it. With the houseing prices and tax rates, it's stating to become a real question if it's worth financially to live here when you run the numbers. That's true even for a regular Joe like me, who dosn't even have the expense of kids to deal with. Tom Holtzleiter Kingfield --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
