> Bernstein's argument that I can't have a choice between stadium and public > schools is classic political rhetoric to me.
No more so than the rhetoric that you contribute saying the sales tax for the stadium is taking away funding for education. It simply isn't. > one or it's this branch of government responsible not that one. Well, if my > vacation budget is flush but my utilities budget is busted, I transfer the > funds to pay the utilities instead of eliminating utilities from my budget > like our government seems to. Oddly enough, my utilities budget is always > busted and I have no control over the rising costs of that either. > Color me naive, but why can't government do this? Why can't the County help > out the State and the State help out the City ... why are they all so > fractured and battling one another? I think because it is more like your utility budget is the city and my utility budget is the state. We are not one in the same as the different government entities are not just sections of the same body. If you can't pay your utility budget you just can go get it from me. within each body there are the different budgets such as public safety and education and quality of life type stuff which would relate to your individual utility, food and vacation or entertainment budgets. > Guess who's losing on this deal? We are > .... the people that these officials are supposed to be working for! But all > I ever hear is passing the buck. And look who's winning ..... the rich man > once again. I think i will win because I enjoy MLB baseball and really enjoy watching it outdoors. I would rather see the team pay for it but it is clear to me that this will not happen and the team will leave before that happens because there are cities willing to pony up to get a team. Washington just did it. Las Vegas can't wait to do it. > My point is that if our government can raise taxes to build a private > baseball stadium for a very wealthy businessman and is very well-paid > employees, why can't we raise taxes to fund education and public safety. We can. there is nothing stopping them. the Senate has proposed to raise taxes on rich people to give education more money. the house just approved a gas tax increase for transportation projects. > I believe my right to publicly criticize our elected officials is afforded > me in the constitution and I'll retain that right until I go to my grave > ..... it's a crooked deal when the average citizen is being asked to pay for > a private business deal that they will not benefit from. It's crooked > because it's not necessary and it won't improve the quality of life for the > average citizen. We don't need this stadium and we don't need to pay for it. Our opinions are valid but don't necessarily reflect the average citizen. > And it's crooked because the chair of the board said that if it were put to > a referendum, it wouldn't pass -- meaning they all know the citizens don't > want it so we're going to find a way to get it through without their > approval. Circumventing public opinion like that is crooked, in my opinion. taking your logic there is no reason to argue against voting on the gay marriage amendment, but there is. Same with the property tax referendum. John Harris webber-camden 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
