| May 16, 2007 @ 11:46 AM |
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givsarip
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So the news is: Governor Pawlenty voted down the gasoline tax but his constituants are pursuing a hike in our gas tax. Does anybody know who these people are? If so I want to know so they won't be getting my vote in the future!
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| May 17, 2007 @ 7:55 AM |
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LadyImp
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seconds that motion!
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| May 31, 2007 @ 11:31 AM |
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trinity_1947
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Who else but the democrats as usual with their reckless tax and spend policies. It was largely a party line vote.
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| Jul 15, 2007 @ 9:12 AM |
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givsarip
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I have to be very honest with you here trinity. In most cases, I vote republican, however I am an issues voter also. If a person isn't up to par no matter what ticket they run under, they will not receive my vote. Personally, I think that our governor has done a very good job and I voted for him both times.
Here's where the honesty part comes in ........ it was members of the republican party this time that wanted to raise the gasoline tax even though our governor did not want it raised.
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| Jul 16, 2007 @ 10:09 PM |
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trinity_1947
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That may be so that a few republicans may have been involved in introducing the bill but come voting time it was largely a democratic party line vote. It did not have enough repubican support to negate the Governors veto.
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| Aug 8, 2007 @ 3:50 PM |
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MJ702
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After the bridge went down let's look for a BIG gas tax to pay for upgrading the roads and bridges. I just wish I had a say in what my taxes are used for. They sure aren't being used where they should be. But what else is new.
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| Aug 22, 2007 @ 7:58 AM |
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givsarip
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The collapse of the I-35 bridge does put a whole new slant on things.
MJ702, without a doubt taxes are completely out of control. Big money contributes to who is nominated for election. Thus you will never see a fair tax, such as a 10% income tax that EVERYBODY pays. If the ultra rich of this country paid 10%, there would be no national or state deficits.
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| Aug 24, 2007 @ 10:31 AM |
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trinity_1947
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There you go givesarip. I have long been in favor of a simple Flat Tax, without loopholes for the rich to jump through. If the wealthy were forced to pay their fair share the percentage of taxes on an individuals income could actually be lowered while increasing the amount of revenue actually received by federal and state government. I think the only exception to the Flat Tax should be for people below the poverty line.
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| Oct 25, 2007 @ 8:09 PM |
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ericp672
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I don't have any problem paying more taxes if they can justify why we need to pay them. It's written into state law that money collected for road maintenance can ONLY be used for road maintenance. Therefore, I see no problem paying a higher tax for that at all...however, EVERYONE should to pay it. Not just Hennepin County.
The rest of the state all wanted to keep the Minnesota Twins in Minnesota, but guess who's paying for their new stadium...Hennepin County. I might add, that the voters in Hennepin County overwhelmingly opposed paying a new sales tax to save the Twins, yet the Legislature AND County Commissioners did not allow it to go to a referendum because they knew they'd lose. They simply imposed the sales tax and told us to suck it up.
I don't like Pawlenty. I think he's cheap. His "no new taxes" policy is partly the reason for our crumbling infrastructure and decline in other services in this state. Lt. Gov. Molneau is a huge embarrassment. She doesn't even have a college education, yet she's allowed to hold two state offices. She is another strong opponent to use more taxes to pay for the transportation system. Look how well that worked out. I think all Minnesotans should share the load when it comes to taxes, ESPECIALLY when it comes to public safety. Why the hell would you want to save money in that arena?? That's irresponsible, incompetent leadership.
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