This has the ring of truth to it. Another Bush-Pawlenty type trick to make the poor pay most of the taxes, and give it to the rich. Pretty much the way it was everywhere before the French and American Revolutions. We didn't start with a formal aristocracy, but they're working on one now.
--David Shove Roseville On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The Hennepin County board wants to impose a local sales tax without voter > approval to pay for a new Twins stadium. It's a tiny tax. It's for the > baseball > fans. Right? > > The stadium deal will set a precendent. If Hennepin County can hike a local > sales tax without voter approval today for a stadium, why not again tomorrow > for something else? And why should other local governments have to get voter > approval to do a sales tax hike to pay for sports facilities, schools, more > cops, > etc? > > Getting behind a public ownership proposal is a way to oppose "the deal" > without really opposing the most critical part of the deal, which is to strip > away > our right to vote on proposals to hike local sales taxes. Many politicians > apparently fear that taking a clear position against a local sales tax hike to > pay for a stadium will get the Twins fans mad at them. > > -Doug Mann, King Field > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL > PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
