[Mpls] An Uprising of Uncommitted Delegates...

[David Shove]

I propose a sales tax of only .001%

The money will go to the Make David Shove Filthy Rich Fund.

It's so small, there's no need to justify it.

When I spend the money, it will trickle down and create jobs.

And I know I'd like it very very much.

--David Shove
expectant in Roseville




On Thu, 5 May 2005, Leurquin, Ronald wrote:

> Jon
> Is the fact that the tax is quite low the only reason you can find that we should have this giant give away of tax dollars to MN's richest man?  Give me a break!  Baseball and other major league sports are poorly run businesses that only survive on the handouts of new stadiums.
> The Twins owner can afford to build this stadium out of his own wealth, not even get a loan for it.  I on the other hand have to work my _____ off and make monthly payments just to put a roof over my own head.  It is wrong on so many levels to take money from may pocket and give it to the Twins owner.
> The only other business I find this poorly run are the Airlines, and we know how well Northwest has been at keeping its promises in order to get tax money for whatever they want.
> Ron Leurquin
> Nokomis East
>
>
>
> Jon wrote:
> It's becoming obvious that there really
> is no practical argument to the stadium plan. Only a
> really idealogical one. I mean come on, say you go out
> with a few friends on Friday night and spend two
> hundred dollars on whatever. The grand total tax you
> wind up paying (the group of you) is thirty cents! How
> can anyone have a rational argument that this is
> stealing from the poor? If you can afford the two
> hundred bucks I think you might be able to swing the
> thirty cents. I believe both candidates for mayor are
> indeed living in the real world and their opponents
> are working themselves into an idealogical frenzy over
> a nit. Also the usual gang of sports haters are
> ranting in.
>
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