Re: [Mpls] LGA Cuts and their Logic

2003-02-24 Thread Erik Riese
Greetings List. Nicholas Frank, a Certified Public Accountant, writes that we should use the Governor's suggestions to allocate tax dollars collected to the place where they are used or earned. For example he suggests that Gas Tax funds be allocated based on miles traveled! What a great idea. Lo

RE: [Mpls] LGA Cuts and their Logic

2003-02-24 Thread Pamela Taylor
Hello List, Everything being said about Florida is absolutely true. You do pay through the nose for everything. Plus, they don't give people benefits here if they can help it. We are told the sunshine is our benefit. Rents are as much here as in Minneapolis, and the jobs pay considerably less.

Re: [Mpls] LGA Cuts and their Logic/Spending Dreams vs.Spend within Means

2003-02-23 Thread PennBroKeith
In a message dated 2/23/03 6:58:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Vicky Heller asks: > > When did self-sufficiency become a "conservative" view? > Does that mean that the "liberal" view is dependency? > > Many states including Texas, Florida, Nevada, and others h

RE: [Mpls] LGA Cuts and their Logic

2003-02-23 Thread List Manager
Let's get off state taxation levels and back, specifically, to the city of Minneapolis. David Brauer List manager TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum

RE: [Mpls] LGA Cuts and their Logic

2003-02-23 Thread Eric Oines
From: "Victoria Heller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Nicholas Frank writes: "Governor Pawlenty's budget plan illustrates his conservative view that local governmental units should be as self-sufficient as possible and bear their own costs of services." Vicky Heller asks: When did self-sufficiency become

RE: [Mpls] LGA Cuts and their Logic

2003-02-22 Thread Jack Kryst
Victoria Heller wrote: When did self-sufficiency become a "conservative" view? Does that mean that the "liberal" view is dependency? Many states including Texas, Florida, Nevada, and others have NO INCOME TAX at all. I wonder how they survive. [Jack Kryst] Poorly. Here are some excerpts fro