GOVERNOR PAWLENTY CALLS IT RIGHT
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Friday, July 01, 2005
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Wow! Tim Pawlenty decided to defend his own obstructionism and blame the DFL! Stop the presses! The DFL wouldn't allow the House to adjourn last night until almost 2 AM because they wanted to get the job done. Multiple times today, the DFL tried to pass a lights-on bill. Multiple times today, the Republicans in the House refused to let it come to the Republicans' holy grail of an up-or-down vote. At any time, Rep. Sviggum and Gov. Pawlenty can get government going again. Every moment they don't, they're betraying the people of the state of Minnesota.
Everyone knows the the reason the DFL adjourned, North Star, is because your Senator at the U of M, wouldn't let Sen. Johnson make an agreement with Pawlenty. Pogemiller is essentially the power behind Johnson in the DFL, very few Capitol observers dispute this.
Mayo you obviously don't know what goes on inside the DFL caucus.
The Democrats in MN are beginning to resemble the Democrats in Congress. They are going just crazy they don't control the Gov's office. Read my analysis:
http://thewindbeneaththerightwing.blogspot.com/
RUN AND HIDE! IT'S A VAST LEFT WING CONSPIRACY!
Still no answer from the libs -- why is an eight percent increase in the state budget not enough?
It's not the percent ncrease that is important. It is where that increase is raised from and goes to. Rising local property taxes is one issue the GOP should have learned from '04. That was THE issue in many of the the rural districts you lost last year, but that is exactly what Pawlenty and team want to do again. Pawlenty believes that as long as there is a third candidate in the race for Gov he can protect his base of social conservatives and outer-ring suburban voters who have not been hit with property tax increases to win re-election and start his Presidential bid.
Senate and House DFLers know that too and are trying to do right by Minnesota schools and the working poor without putting the blame on local units of government for the rising taxes. A little accountability on themselves is all they are asking for.
The current state budget is $28 billion. The Republicans want it to grow to $30 billion (8 percent increase). The Dems want $31.5 billion (14 percent increase).
It's that simple.
You say the percent increase is not important. I say your case would be greatly enhanced if your DFL leaders agreed to the eight percent increase the Republicans have proposed and THEN start arguing about where the money is going.
So, you really haven't answered: Why is eight percent not enough???
Webmaster, I'm sure this won't get you off your talking point, since that is all you seem capable of. But since you insist on keeping on with that crap, I'll bite.
It's not enough because I don't want to see 30,000 working, premium-paying Minnesotans lose their health insurance. It's not enough because I don't want to see Minnesota schools get less than the amount of money they need to continue funding schools. It's not enough because I'd like to see Minnesota move into the 21st century when it comes to transportation. Our roads are already among the most congested in the nation, do you want them to be more congested? I choose to desire Minnesota to continue to be among the most generous and prosperous nations in our union. I choose to create an environment where we continue to be the only growing state in the midwest. I want young people coming here. I want seniors to continue choosing our amazing woods and lakes to retire to. I choose to want hunters and fishermen to continue citing us as among the best locales for them to do their thing. I want Minnesota to continue as the most liveable state in the United States and that is why we have to move beyond your talking points. That is why we have to accept that "taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." That is why everyone should pay their fare share. We are the best state in the country and we have to remain that. If you want to run in 2006 on kicking 30,000 premium paying working Minnesotans off their health insurance, be my guest. If you want to run in 2006 on inadequately funding education, be my guest. If you want to run in 2006 on vetoing a bipartisan transportation bill, be my guest. But the vast majority of Minnesotans are progressive. They believe in a level playing field. They believe in helping thy neighbor. They believe in "do unto others..." Why is 8% not enough? Because Minnesota deserves and demands more than the least common denominator.
You're playing by rules the rest of us cannot use. When my expenses go up, I cannot say to my employer: "The lousy raise you gave me is not enough." Eight percent is greater than inflation and a greater increase than most people are seeing in their paychecks. Furthermore Minnesota spends more per person than 46 other states (according to the 2004 U.S. census figures). Minnesota taxpayers -- businesses and families -- are more generous than any other neighboring state. Every one of the issues on your long wish list can and should be addressed, but we have to do it with a finite amount of dollars and that's called fiscal discipline, making hard choices, and living within your means -- the same exact decisions every person in this state who pays taxes has to make.
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If you don't think Senators Pogemiller and Berglin control that caucus then you would be better off thinking about something else, because you are flat wrong.
nk2134,
You talk about the plight of the "30,000 working, premium-paying Minnesotans lose their health insurance", yet much the increase in education cost is actually related more to rising healthecare costs for teachers. My healthcare premiums have almost double in last few years, have our teachers' premiums gone up like mine? I very seriously doubt it, my guess is that the taxpayer will get squeezed for that increase.
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