Oh where to start.....where to start.....
My taxes went up 10.9% this year. As compaired to some of you, looks like I
got by lucky.
You know, we deserve it. We continue, year after year after year, to elect
politicians---- Republicans and Democrats---- whose fury to spend is nearly
sexual in its frenzy. But every single cent spent is "needed" for "the
children" or "schools" or "art" or any number of about 775 different
needs....... And politicians campaign on what they're gonna give us, spent
with our money. I've said it countless of times here: if we NEED
EVERYTHING, we must spend for it. But the bill comes dues. The irony of the
tax statements would be hilarious if it weren't so scary..... and the taxman
comes knocking to collect the bill the day after the election. It's spooky.
There's a solution to this: curbing our spending. Of course this isn't just
a Minneapolis issue and blame can be spread around to many different places.
The governor cut LGA, so the cuts are passed on to the cities. Nevertheless,
we're all still in the same boat...... we, as a city and as a state, must
spend less. Period. I won't wait for it to happen. Instead, I'll just sit in
idle awe every November when my tax statement comes and thank G-d above that
the library gets more money.
I understand Ms. Wiley's concept of spending for a better city. I get it.
But all the talk about renewable and sustainable resources on this board got
me to thinking....... public money is like oil in that there is not a
unlimited supply. Sooner or later it's gonna dry up. Then what's going to
happen?
End of rant.....
Mike Thompson
Windom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Dan'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<mpls@mnforum.org>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 2:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Snicker shock?
The timing was ridiculous. I got an 11% property increase -- which is
about
$300+. At the risk of seeming pollyannaish, I feel like our services are
costing the city more and we have more needs. City workers work hard and
the vast majority don't make exorbitant amounts. They are entitled to
health
care. Energy is costing way more. $300 extra dollars a year, while I
certainly didn't get an 11% raise this year, doesn't seem like that much
if
it will help the city. The main question I have is whether people who
have
less incomes are being hit harder. That would not be good. If we want to
have a decent city, we're going to have to pay for it. I will buy $300
less
of some kind of thing that I probably don't really "need", and that seems
a
small sacrifice to pay for a better city. I just would want to know that
families with less income are not going without food or heat in order to
pay
their mortgages.
Diane Wiley, perhaps idealistic to a fault in Tangletown...
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Dan
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 2:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Snicker shock?
The Hennepin County Treasurer's office mailed out the proposed
property tax for 2006 two days (November 10) after election day. Was
it thought that one day after we voted would be too obvious? Do you
suppose that there were any accompanying snickers at the time of the
mailing (those poor fools didn't know what they were voting for)?
The property tax increase on my Minneapolis home was over 11%. Would
many tax payers have received that much of an increase (if any) in
their income within the past year?
We need to hold tax increases down to the rate of inflation.
The irony of the timing did not escape my notice. My taxes increase 15.6%!
I
love the "truth" in taxation notice that came along with it. The same
reasons are given as for my last-years (nearly double) increase. What's
missing from the "truth" in taxation notice is our elected officials can't
stop spending our money like they've won the lottery. As our services are
cut, our taxes go up WAY beyond the rate of inflation. They are learning
to
do less with more. Where does all the money go?!
Dan McGrath
Longfellow
http://www.shegstad.us
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