I propose a sales tax of only .001% The money will go to the Make David Shove Filthy Rich Fund.
It's so small, there's no need to justify it. When I spend the money, it will trickle down and create jobs. And I know I'd like it very very much. --David Shove expectant in Roseville On Thu, 5 May 2005, Leurquin, Ronald wrote: > Jon > Is the fact that the tax is quite low the only reason you can find that we > should have this giant give away of tax dollars to MN's richest man? Give me > a break! Baseball and other major league sports are poorly run businesses > that only survive on the handouts of new stadiums. > The Twins owner can afford to build this stadium out of his own wealth, not > even get a loan for it. I on the other hand have to work my _____ off and > make monthly payments just to put a roof over my own head. It is wrong on so > many levels to take money from may pocket and give it to the Twins owner. > The only other business I find this poorly run are the Airlines, and we know > how well Northwest has been at keeping its promises in order to get tax money > for whatever they want. > Ron Leurquin > Nokomis East > > > > Jon wrote: > It's becoming obvious that there really > is no practical argument to the stadium plan. Only a > really idealogical one. I mean come on, say you go out > with a few friends on Friday night and spend two > hundred dollars on whatever. The grand total tax you > wind up paying (the group of you) is thirty cents! How > can anyone have a rational argument that this is > stealing from the poor? If you can afford the two > hundred bucks I think you might be able to swing the > thirty cents. I believe both candidates for mayor are > indeed living in the real world and their opponents > are working themselves into an idealogical frenzy over > a nit. Also the usual gang of sports haters are > ranting in. > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
