GOP Shuts Down Minnesota Intending Fewer Customers In Stores! Demand Spending Cuts!

[Wacky Quacky]

I can tell you the two sides worked many hours to avoid the shutdown. The governor tried to get a mediator involved but the GOP shot that idea down.
Both sides have legitimate points but only the governor has given in to some of the demands from the GOP. The GOP has not budged at all.

And until all possible cuts have been made, they shouldn't. I'm glad one of the two sides finally decided that cutting wasteful spending is more better than raising taxes, and is sticking to their guns on it.

America has been in a rut with wasteful spending for a while now. It's going to take experiencing some harsh realities to finally break this bad habit.

Like most economists, I believe that if someone is serious about eliminating government's debt, they do both, cut spending and raise revenue.

I wholeheartedly agree. However, our elected officials have proven to be utterly irresponsible when it comes to spending and budgets. So until they can gain back my trust on spending I will not support giving them more money.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

So in Minnesota, it is widely conceded that the Democratic governor is on the winning side. The Governor intends making the prosperous, keep themselves alive with tax increases to keep the spending flowing! Tax increases for the rich are proposed by the rational Democrats.

The governor is not up for re-election, but the legislature is next year.

Reason prevails.

Minnesota shutdown prompts political blame game - Road Runner

The Republicans are demanding that no more customers shop in stores, or go the parks or other resorts. No more shopping for road construction materials and equipment will ever be allowed by GOP! It's on the record now! All state offices are now closed. No state service employees will be allowed to draw pay to spend.

Moody's bond rating service knows already that Republicans are bad for business and bondholders, aka the rich.

"Crow, James Crow: Shaken, Not Stirred!"
(Many Minnesota GOP now look to Lands of Many Nations--For Casino, management technologies! Indigenous Morality Is Back--which is still not Mormon!)

I almost hate making a fool out of you, but the Republicans in Minnesota not only passed a balanced budget, they actually increased spending over last year. The budget was full of gimmicks, delayed payments, and borrowing, but an increase in spending is not spending cuts.

The governor said his last offer would have raised income taxes only on those earning more than $1 million a year — an estimated 7,700 Minnesotans, or 0.3 percent of all taxpayers, according to the Revenue Department.

Republicans rejected the proposal, Dayton said, because they "prefer to protect the richest handful of Minnesotans at the expense of everyone else."

Republican leaders made their own statement, saying Dayton’s proposal for dealing with the state’s projected $5 billion deficit would cause irreparable harm to the state’s economy for generations.

...Talks may have also broken down because an earlier GOP offer asked Dayton to accept controversial policy positions the Republicans pushed for this year, including photo ID requirements at the polls and abortion restrictions. An offer sheet provided to The Minneapolis Star Tribune said the policy adoptions were in exchange for "new revenue in a compromise offer."

Chances of a Minnesota budget deal slip away - BostonHerald.com

The GOP believes that it's either their way or the highway. They have been doing the same thing in DC. I think the time for "compromise" is just about over.

Gee.

Remember 2008 and 2009? Remember Obama telling McCain "I won?" Elections have consequences ring a bell?

 

[mascale]

At some point, truly rich people could really care less about in increase of taxes, especially in the low-tax rate environment current in the United States--For the rich.

It is not entirely clear that Senator McCain was investing what he had to create jobs, even in Sedona, AZ. Probably in Mexico, not even: Was he probably not investing what he had to create jobs. Therefore they all came to America instead, looking for the jobs that McCain had refused to create. . .anywhere, insofar as he was aware.

For this reason, clearly: The State of Minnesota has a Democratic Party, and one in the Governor's office likely to be around longer than the legislture.

"Crow, James Crow: Shaken, Not Stirred."
(Memories do become shorter when history happens every day.)