We all believe in the good of man, but until someone truely makes a shift or
change for the better, they are as good as hopeless. I come from an
upbringing that believes that everyone has a chance and way to change, but I
myself have seen firsthand those people choose the wrong path and ignore t
I believe that compassion merged with sound public policy will create a
better Mpls for all of us.
I believe that many of the residents of Mpls understand the balance between
compassion for those of our residents seen as hopeless and the need to reach
out to the best of our ability to make the
Something to think about/Omar Jamal
I boarded an ATA airline last night from Chicago to Minneapolis at 9:30pm
with real utensils. As I was preparing to have dinner with a friend by the
airport, I noticed the time was getting late for the flight, and we asked the
waiter to make my dinner to g
Hennepin's Truth in Taxation hearing is Dec. 1
Hennepin County's Truth-in-Taxation public hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Board Room on the 24th Floor of the Government Center.
Hennepin County has mailed a notice to each property owner in the county
showing th
I question that raising the income tax would bring in more revenue
than property tax. Anyone in the higher income brackets have so
many deductions available to them which would include properties.
Examples: Hummers, hunting safari's (take your kill to a museum
and it becomes a study which warrants
Well one of those 33 tried to stab me this pass August, at 1730 (5:30 PM) at
8th and Hennepin. The problem is that too many people are willing to let this
problem bloom as long as it is not in their neighborhood.
It is nice to have white papers, but they need to be implimented. The man
w
As a Park Commissioner who will inherit a 2006 budget from the current
board, I have followed the process closely.
I am generally supportive of the changes and additions that are evolving and
very appreciative of Commissioner Erwin's work to move this process forward.
I also agree with him
Carol Becker wrote:
For folks who don't know about it, the Land Value Tax movement argues
that we should assess property taxes based on solely the value of land
and not on land plus the buildings on the land. Understand that there
is no free lunch here - you have to raise the exact same amoun
Carol B scribed, in part:
In short, the poor pay more. The rich pay less.
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Thanks for the facts, summary, and link, Carol.
We need to remember this anytime politicians and corporatists demand new
regressive taxes to pay for unsustainable infrastructure like stadiums.
We also need to
Scott Vreeland wrote:
As a citizen I would like to restore two cuts made to last year's budget:
money for a part time archivist to keep good historical records ...
I often find that in government, the things that work well never get any
attention or focus.
What I would recommend to Scot
MAYOR R.T. RYBAK
350 South Fifth Street - Rm. 331
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415-1393
612-673-2100
NEWS RELEASE
November 29th, 2005
Contact: Jeremy Hanson
Phone: 612-673-2785
Mobile: 612-919-8261
Mayor Rybak Appoints Somali Businessman Hussein Samatar to Libra
Thank you Carol Becker for disabusing me of a long held prejudice. I always
thought the Board of Estimate and Taxation was about as useful as the House
of Lords. It has little power, except to ratify the mill levies of the City
Council, Park and Library Boards, and the two elected officials are s
The Mpls Park And Rec Board will hold a Public Hearing to receive public
comment on the proposed Design for playground improvements at Jordan Park.
Park Board Staff will present the community and staff recommended design
during the Planning Committee Meeting on Wednesday December 7Th at
The sad thing about government back in the fifties however...they made a
decision
to either put money into social programs or into the cold war. They chose
the cold war.
Perhaps by the 60's, President Eisenhower was feeling the pain of that
decision
by his pointed words in Cross of Iron. A litt
In the Commentaryt Section of Insight, November 21, 2005, Representative
Keith Ellison asked for a public hearing on the allocation of the Empowerment
Zone
funds stating, "The fining of the report, in the absence of a rebuttal, are
so compelling that I believe the report must have a public hear
Ed Felien wrote:
Can the property tax be made progressive? What would you suggest as a form
of progressive taxation? You say the income tax is the only progressive
tax. Are you suggesting a City income tax? or just more aid from the state
(which may be subject to the whims of an unfriendl
From: Carol Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Absolutely property taxes could be progressive without much
difficulty. For example, in 1998, the property tax system was more
progressive than it is now. There used to be three tax classification
rates for homes (1%, 2% and 3% depending on how
NW Metro Transit Restructuring Study /
A plan to improve transit in the Northwest metro. The Northwest Metro
Transit Restructuring Plan is underway a project to improve service in the
area
west of the Mississippi River and north of Highway 55.
Cities in the study area include Brooklyn Ce
Dorie Rae Gallagher says:
Why would the local political leaders say anything? They are comfortable.
It is the
people of Minneapolis that need to speak up for what they feel are the
essentials.
MT says: But therein lies part of the problem. The people of Minneapolis,
many of them on this bo
Michael Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mike Thompson
Windom
If you don't think your taxes are high enough, write out a check
ML: In all seriousness, I was thinking about doing this today. But, to
whom do I write the check? The Minneapolis Finance Department? If I wrote
a
While I'm a bit skeptical of your claim, I'll do some of your footwork for
you.
Assuming that there is a thread of sincerity to your claim that you actually
did want to send an unsolicited check to the city, may I suggest emailing them
as to the procedure: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'll assume yo
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