I think this whole issue of streamlining government is an important thing to discuss. Some have talked about merging the city of minneapolis and hennepin county library systems.
Thoughts? Eva Young >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: "Anderson & Turpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Mpls] Saving Costs: My Journey Outside The Box >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 >List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=help> >List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Subscribe: <http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls>, > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=subscribe> >List-Id: Minneapolis Issues Forum <mpls.mnforum.org> >List-Unsubscribe: <http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls>, > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Archive: <http://www.mnforum.org/pipermail/mpls/> >X-Original-Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:17:15 -0600 >Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:17:15 -0600 > >Jim Mork wrote: > >> Maybe this budget crisis is a good time to bring up one of my pet peeves >about American government. It is not that we have too MUCH government, it >is that we have too MANY governments. I don't really get the distinction. >Aren't we duplicating payrolls and setting up governments to collide with >each other over jurisdiction? I think the property tax statement is a >scandal, and the fact that we have to have a Board of Estimate and Taxation >is a JOKE. > >My reply: > >Hey you've got my support! I think we have too much government also, but a >number of problems I have with government is the multiplicity of >jurisdictions. And the problem is much more than just duplication of >overhead. People in one jurisdiction blame their problems on another >jurisdiction, or say they can't do anything about an issue (it's the County, >or the School Board, or the Park Board, etc. that has to do it). With all >the different governments, we don't have accountability. And then when we >have elections, who can keep up with all the different governments? I >rarely even vote for the County Board because I have no idea what they've >been doing. And I bet I spend more reading what's going on in the community >than most people in the voting booth. > >So what do we do Jim? This would be a good time for initiative and >referendum -- but I don't think we can do that here. Who out there is with >us? > >Mark Anderson >Bancroft > > > >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 - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > Eva Eva Young Near North Minneapolis Blog is up: http://lloydletta.blogspot.com "You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone - not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be." --Article II of the Bill of Non-Rights. _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day.
