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While Minneapolis had the largest job loss in raw numbers, losing nearly 22,000 jobs during the period [past two years], that amounted to 7.2 percent of the city's jobs. St. Paul lost 4.3 percent of its jobs. http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4213897.html In Minnesota, personal bankruptcies rose 14.3 percent, to 10,345, in the first six months of 2003 compared with the same period the year before. Minnesota filings through June 2003, the latest figures available, were 20.5 percent higher than the comparable period in 2001. Vicky comments: Raising property taxes at this time will only worsen these problems: More businesses will leave, more jobs will be lost, more bankruptcies will follow. People will have no choice but to leave the City to find employment. Fewer and fewer people will be expected to pay the enormous obligations of a bloated City government and its growing debt load. Pretending that this is not happing will only magnify the financial fallout. All non-essential spending must stop now. In my opinion, Minneapolis has too much of everything except taxpayers. Vicky Heller, North Oaks 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. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
