Re; [Mpls] Rybak: every new state dollar to the city for public safety

[Tim Bonham]

>By accepting LGA, the city has
>abdicated a portion of its ability to meet citizens needs and relies on a
>subsidy
         Subsidy???
What a pile of crap!   You've fallen hook, line, & sinker for the State 
Republicans line that this money is somehow state money to be given to 
Minneapolis out of the goodness of their (alleged) hearts.

In fact, this money comes from Minneapolis in the first place, then they 
decide to give just a part of it back to the City, and we are supposed to 
be grateful for this Local Government Aid.  Even that LGA name is a 
falsehood, carefully concealing the actual in-City source of this money.

The Cities are the economic engine of this state, and the suburbs (and most 
rural areas) are just economic parasites sucking from the cities.  Nearly 
everything you pay for, from the city water you drink to the sewage you 
flush away includes a subsidy to support them at the expense of cities 
residents.

This s an economic fact of life, yet you will hardly see it mentioned at 
all in such discussions.  And never mentioned in the Star-Tribune, of course!

Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson