By accepting LGA, the city has
abdicated a portion of its ability to meet citizens needs and relies on a
subsidy
Subsidy???
What a pile of crap! You've fallen hook, line, & sinker for the State
Republicans line that this money is somehow state money to be given to
Minneapolis out of the goodness of their (alleged) hearts.
In fact, this money comes from Minneapolis in the first place, then they
decide to give just a part of it back to the City, and we are supposed to
be grateful for this Local Government Aid. Even that LGA name is a
falsehood, carefully concealing the actual in-City source of this money.
The Cities are the economic engine of this state, and the suburbs (and most
rural areas) are just economic parasites sucking from the cities. Nearly
everything you pay for, from the city water you drink to the sewage you
flush away includes a subsidy to support them at the expense of cities
residents.
This s an economic fact of life, yet you will hardly see it mentioned at
all in such discussions. And never mentioned in the Star-Tribune, of course!
Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson
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