--- John Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If the problem is at the state level, then we
> should FIX it at the STATE
> > level. The DFL just won a bunch of seats in the
> house cutting the RP
> > margin from 28 to 2, running on education,
> economy, and health care -
> > ondinary people's bread and butter issues.
>
> the problem isn't at the state level. the problem
> is the city of minneapolis
> has a problem with prioritizing it's spending.
> there is plenty of money in the
> budget to fully fund police and fire, as pointed out
> by numerous people on the
> list. the city seems to want to spend it on a
> bloated communications budget
> and other things that are nice to have but are not
> necessary services.
>
> the DFL did not win those seats running on bread and
> butter issues. The DFL
> did a better job spending entenza'a money on attack
> ads and getting out the
> vote, but that discussion is off topic.
>
The screw Minneapolis attitude by the Republicans in
the legislature ended up backfiring on them.
Minneapolis Legislators being in safe seats, mobilized
their volunteers to help in other parts of the state.
This type of thing was part of the story about why the
DFLers won. Part of the reason the DFLers won is they
were able to successfully portray the do nothing
legislature as obsessed with Gay Marriage, and
stopping light rail (that hurt big time). The
viscious DFL attacks did work in some districts - most
notably in defeating moderate Repubican Jim Rhodes.
He was unfairly tarred with an extreme agenda he often
fought.
I've seen posts from this list before that demonstrate
that the city of Minneapolis taxpayers pay in much
more than we get back from state taxes. So it's not
the deadbeat City of Minneapolis that sucks state tax
revenue - rather it's rural areas that are the real
drain on the state coffers.
I am also not one of the people who think Police and
Fire should be the only priority in city funding.
Maintenance of the streets and street lights are a
major and constant irritation of living here.
Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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