[Mpls] Minneapolis wants your money, but not YOU

[David Brauer]

> Vicky comments:  The people in Waconia (and Aitkin and Moorhead, etc.) are
> already subsidizing Minneapolis - 

No, they're not. Even Republican House Tax Committee Chair Ron Abrams and
Gov. Pawlenty's budget director agree.

See:

http://www.skywaynews.net/articles/2003/04/07/news/export762.txt

Irony alert: if you want the big picture, the metro area (including
Minneapolis) subsidizes outstate. So Aitkin, Moorhead and Waconia might not
be the best examples.

> and they're getting tired of doing so.

Maybe they'd feel better with more accurate information.

David Brauer
Editor, Skyway News and Southwest Journal
Kingfield