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grassman 
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Posted on: Jul. 07 2011,2:06 am |
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What % sales tax would you suggest? Cities in mn already have a state mandated 6.875% and some have a local tax added. Booze usually has 9.75 tax. Vehicles already have sales taxes. In mn, home prepared food and clothing are the only items not already taxed. I think our govt needs to come to a reality, that it is loopholes for the wealthy as well as for lower income, combined with idiotic spending habits that need to be addressed. If they would just take a good hard look at everyday spending habits done at every level, they would be amazed at what could be saved. The problem is, that until now nobody was paying attention. It isn't their money that they are wasting. What is going on in the govt is, they have made promises to constituants. The republicans are out in the open now that it is the wealthy that they will protect at all costs. They don't really care about what is good for the greater, they care about the greater amount of money donated to get elected. 
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Wolfie
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Posted on: Jul. 07 2011,4:18 am |
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First of all the federal sales tax would include enough to send back to each state. I guess I would think 25% would be fair, 10% going back to each state and 15% for the Feds.
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MADDOG
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Posted on: Jul. 07 2011,11:57 am |
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(Liberal @ Jul. 04 2011,10:00 am)
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QUOTE Success for Republicans!! They wanted less government, well now they have it.. Time called him the Blunderer. QUOTE If you follow the Time magazine link then you'll find a 5 year old article about Senator Dayton that has absolutely no relevance to the subject of the state government shutdown.  Why is it you always have to check the republitards' links?  I do wonder if they do that intentionally, or is it because they possess the reading comprehension skills of your average 5th grader, and they really don't know what they're even linking to? So the link is to an article 5 years old. So it has no relevence to the current shutdown. I believe my comment was simply that "Time called him the Blunderer" and linked the associated article for that statement. Is that so hard to comprehend? There is nothing in that sentence to argue about. Time magazine titled the story. Period. Argue just to argue. You didn't just post this random link about Time magazine, you posted it in response to Alcitizens post about the government being shut down. You even included his post so that people would have a reference as to what you were commenting on. As far as your question about Dayton's time as a Senator being relevant today, would you think your behavior in the past is relevant to how people would describe you today? It's funny how you republitards get all whiny when they're caught posting bogus links that have no relevance to the topic at hand. I'd think most of you would have grown accustomed to it by now.
Nope, sorry buddy. I was responding to alci's name calling. I referenced him using republitards (like you do) to Times calling Dayton 'The Blunderer.'
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MADDOG
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Posted on: Jul. 07 2011,4:04 pm |
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Nope, I must be so used to the term that I read it wrong. My bad.
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hymiebravo
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Posted on: Jul. 07 2011,8:02 pm |
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Finding a place to stop along Interstate 35 shouldn't be that difficult.
Also finding places to camp in Northern Minnesota wouldn't be that much of a problem either. You have lots and lots of privately owned facilities.
If you insist on some government affiliated place, how about Chippewa National Forest?
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nedkelly
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Posted on: Jul. 08 2011,7:28 am |
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Wouldn't it be nice to have some of the state funds today that were depleted during T.Paws first term so he could lower taxes on the chosen few... ... the man thinks he is Presidential material...  ...ned
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alcitizens
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Posted on: Jul. 08 2011,12:50 pm |
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Would making cuts to state services be acceptable? Or unacceptable? To you?
61% Acceptable
31% Unacceptable
8% Not Sure
Where should additional revenue come from to pay for increased spending? From higher income taxes on the wealthiest Minnesotans? From higher income taxes on all Minnesotans? A higher state sales tax? Gambling revenue? Or something else?
62% Higher Taxes On Wealthy
10% Higher Taxes On All
6% Higher State Sales Tax
17% Gambling Revenue
6% Other
0% Not Sure
http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2165061.shtml?cat=89
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nedkelly
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Posted on: Jul. 08 2011,3:38 pm |
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Go for the 62%...  ......ned
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GEOKARJO
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Posted on: Jul. 08 2011,5:08 pm |
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Mark Dayton Governor of MN, was sitting in his office wondering what kind of mischief he could perpetrate against the Republicans when he was interrupted by a telephone call;
"Hello, Mr. Dayton?" a heavily accented voice said.
"This is Patty down at the Eddie's Bar in Albert Lea. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on Minnesota!"
"Well, Patty," Dayton replied, "this is indeed important news! How big is your army?"
"Right now," said Patty, after a moment's calculation, "there is myself, me cousin Sean, me next door neighbor Seamus, and the entire dart team from the Bar. That makes Fifteen!"
Dayton paused. "I must tell you, Patty, that I have one hundred thousand men in my State National Guard waiting to move on my command."
"Damn!" said Patty. "I'll have to ring you back!"
Sure enough, the next day, Patty called again. "Mr. Dayton, the war is still on. We have managed to get us some infantry equipment!"
"And what equipment would that be, Patty?" Dayton asked
"Well, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and Murphy's farm tractor."
Dayton sighed, amused. "I must tell you, Patty, that I have 6,000 tanks and 5,000 armored personnel carriers. Also, I've increased my State National Guard to one hundred and fifty-thousand since we last spoke."
"Saints preserve us!" said Patty. "I'll have to get back to you."
Sure enough, Patty rang again the next day. "Mr. Dayton, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne! We've modified Jackie McLaughlin's ultra-light with a couple of shotguns in the cockpit, and four boys from the Legends Bar have joined us as well!"
Dayton was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. "I must tell you, Patty, that I have 100 bombers and 200 fighter planes My military complex is surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites. And since we last spoke, I've increased my National Guard to two hundred thousand!"
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!", said Patty; "I'll have to ring you back."
Sure enough, Patty called again the next day. "Top o' the mornin', Mr. Dayton! I am sorry to tell you that we have had to call off the war."
"I'm sorry to hear that," said Dayton. "Why the sudden change of heart?"
"Well," said Patty, "we've all had a long chat over a bunch of pints, and decided there's no foo-kin way we can feed two hundred thousand prisoners!"
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