Hi Folks: This is a good post from Minneapolis Issues on LGA cuts to Minneapolis. Personally, I think our mayor just hurts our city with his approach at the legislature. There weren't a majority of Minneapolis residents who voted for Patty Awada, but there were more people from Minneapolis voting Republican than in the past.
I would encourage citizens of Minneapolis to schedule meetings with Republican leaders as well as the republican members on the local government committees. A screw Minneapolis stance at the legislature and at the governor's office is a short sighted strategy -- that is the type of thing that would cause the new Republican voters in Minneapolis to vote Democrat on the Statewide races next time. Eva Young Minneapolis >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: "Frank, Nicholas (US - Minneapolis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) >Subject: [Mpls] LGA Cuts and their Logic >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 >List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Subscribe: <http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls>, > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Id: Minneapolis Issues Forum <mpls.mnforum.org> >List-Unsubscribe: <http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls>, > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Archive: <http://www.mnforum.org/pipermail/mpls/> >X-Original-Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:10:28 -0800 >Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:10:28 -0800 > >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. Evidence of this can be seen in his massive cuts to >LGA and his partial funding of the operating costs of the Hiawatha LRT line >leaving the shortfall to the communities that benefit from the line. Though >I would argue that the region and state as whole benefit from a wider base >of supporting these costs, Governor Pawlenty has the right to make decisions >that reflect his political views. However it seems that his ideals only >apply to the expense side of the equation. > >$101 million in states income taxes and $342 million in state sales taxes >are generated in Minneapolis. Using Pawlenty's logic, it seems that >Minneapolis should be able to keep the income it generates to offset its own >costs. Of course this is not what the governor is proposing. > >Additionally, shouldn't the city be able to keep the individual income taxes >generated on jobs in Minneapolis? The city employs 12% of the workforce in >Minnesota. Therefore Minneapolis should get an additional $600 million from >individual state income taxes. Again there is no mention of this in >governor Pawlenty's budget. > >To go one step further, gas taxes should also be remitted to Minneapolis >based on how many vehicle miles were traveled in the city. After all, that >would allocate the revenue correctly to the jurisdiction that is generating >all of those vehicle miles and hence all of that gas tax. Minneapolis could >then do as it pleased with the $46 million it was generating since it would >be paying all of its own costs. > >These changes would bring $1,089 million to the city compared with the >budgeted $105 million the city was hoping to receive before the governor's >proposed LGA cuts. If Governor Pawlenty wants to play this game with >Minneapolis, maybe we should encourage him to go all the way. > >Nicholas Frank >CPA and Tax Accountant >North Loop > >This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information >intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If >you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any >disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any >action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > >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.
