Dayton and Ward know, as does every socialist, that “soaking the rich” has nothing to do with balancing the budget. It’s punishment. They can’t let anyone become too successful. Successful people don’t need a managed economy. Socialists have to punish, and stifle success. That’s what happened to “the American Dream.”
Dayton and Ward wish to preside over the decline and failure of Minnesota. While they make speeches about how much they care, they know that their policies will destroy jobs, and bust the budget. For Republicans to compromise with them, would result in Minnesota declining and failing slower.
Some people, like the AP, believe Obama when he says he wants to ”simplify confusing provisions in the tax code, and encourage savings.” The more confusing the tax code, the more money tax lawyers make; and, more political contributions tax lawyers give to Democrats. The more people save, the more money available for legitimate loans; and, the less control liberals have over the economy.
Aitkin County will receive a grant from the Transportation Economic Development Pilot Project for infrastructure improvement. This is only to help one business. If TED is supposed to create jobs and encourage economic development, how many jobs were lost when the state taxed the money from Minnesotans? This is an example of the government picking the winners in the marketplace.
What “certain restrictions on businesses may always be needed?” Businesses need government to protect them, and their customers, from fraud and breach of contract. Anything else the government does, in the economy, prevents customers from making their own decisions about which companies they will do business with.
Howes said, “I don’t mind raising fees as long as we don’t get nuts about it.” Howes, and his liberal friends, already went nuts, when they decided that fees weren’t taxes.
Bill Maxfield
Aitkin
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Add commentMoron!
Moron!
Who is "Howes"? My memory
Who is "Howes"?
My memory says that it was Pawlenty that claimed fees weren't taxes and he's no liberal.
My property taxes have gone up 150% in the past 3 years and are continuing to go up double digits.
My 2 license fees went up 343% and 280% during Pawlenty's no new taxes reign.
YOUR FULL OF IT
How could your property taxes go up 150%? And what license fee went up that much? As with every thing you say fish your full of it.
I'm not sure what the federal
I'm not sure what the federal administration has to do with the rise in local property taxes and fees. Property taxes and license fees went up while Pawlenty was governor.
Throwing around meaningless
Throwing around meaningless generalizations hardly qualifies as 'knowledge expanding.'
Again, what did the federal administration have to do with the increase in local property taxes and license fees under Pawlenty? (Answer-- Nothing).
My water appropriation permit
My water appropriation permit fee (tax) went from $50/yr to $140/yr under Pawlenty.
My annual license fee (tax) went from $70 to $210 and then to $240 under Pawlenty.
The property tax increase of 150% in 3 years only totaled the percentage increases between years and did not compare the starting tax with the 3rd year tax so it's actually more. I've been notified it's going up another double digit increase this coming year.
Taxes the fish pays
Say fish, weren't both the MN House and Senate controlled by the Democrats during the last several years?
Now just maybe you are feeling some of what we conservatives have been complaininhg about and why businesses have been unable to expand and hire more folks because of undue taxes and fees!!!
Fish
"My water appropriation permit fee (tax) went from $50/yr to $140/yr under Pawlenty.
My annual license fee (tax) went from $70 to $210 and then to $240 under Pawlenty.
The property tax increase of 150% in 3 years only totaled the percentage increases between years and did not compare the starting tax with the 3rd year tax so it's actually more. I've been notified it's going up another double digit increase this coming year."
I do realize that prop. taxes in MN can be very unfair, depending on where you live, and the way I see it is that neither party has done enough to reform and simplify the issue.
As for your license fees are you saying that if Pawlenty would have allowed taxes to increase then you wouldn't have to pay as much for your fees?
"The property tax increase of
"The property tax increase of 150% in 3 years only totaled the percentage increases between years and did not compare the starting tax with the 3rd year tax so it's actually more. I've been notified it's going up another double digit increase this coming year."
It appears your property had been undervalued by the assessor for quite a few years, and they finally made the adjustments so you are paying the same as other properties of equivalent value.
In other words...That's your "fair share" Fish!
But Wolfy you told me that my
But Wolfy you told me that my property tax would go down when my property value went down. That didn't happen.
My property taxes are about what I would expect to pay. That wasn't the point. The point was the rapid increase during Pawlenty's "No New Taxes" nonsense.
I NEVER said your property
I NEVER said your property taxes would go down. As you know, it all depends on the Mill Rate. You taxable market value can go down 50%, but if they double the Mill Rate...you pay the same.
Who sets the Mill rate and where do your property taxes go?
I don't think it's Pawlenty's fault.
Maybe it's Bush's fault, eh?
you know that ingore button, its great
wolf, all you need to do is hit ingore user and you will never have to read one of fish's lame comments that lack knowledge and sense. It's kind of refreshing
Nathan, I did that with DTMG,
Nathan,
I did that with DTMG, or whatever he/she/its acronym is. But I wouldn't miss Fish's posts for the world. He's a hoot!
Ignoring a user
is akin to putting one's head in the sand, no? If a user is not harrassing you, what is the point? I want to know what people are thinking, especially those with different attitudes and ideas than mine. It is always healthy to re-evaluate what you think to determine whether your views could/should change. This cannot happen without different opinions and information.
Snackfu, That guy/gal is just
Snackfu,
That guy/gal is just playing games. I don't even want to waste the electricity to scroll past his posts.