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further proof our major cities are all run by fiscal illiterates.
1 posted on 05/29/2015 6:16:02 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
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"I think 35 percent is a really good percentage," said St. Paul City Council member Dave Thune.

He should open up an auto dealership and sell cars at 35% of his cost.

2 posted on 05/29/2015 6:19:18 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Today's Civil Rights movement: Black Lives Matter--unless they are cops.)
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" "I think 35 percent is a really good percentage," said St. Paul City Council member Dave Thune. "I love it. I think it has been a success."

Welcome to the La La land of Minnesota politics. It's proof of the adage: "Socialism is great, until you run out of other people's money

3 posted on 05/29/2015 6:22:32 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
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So 64.2% of the overhead is paid with other people’s money and Mr. Thune thinks that’s just great. This idiot couldn’t operate a lemonade stand.


4 posted on 05/29/2015 6:24:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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That user fee ratio seems comparable to what the whole state of MN has for all roads; 41.9%

http://taxfoundation.org/article/gasoline-taxes-and-user-fees-pay-only-half-state-local-road-spending


6 posted on 05/29/2015 6:38:17 AM PDT by posterchild (It takes a politician to declare a settled science.)
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Morons. Gallactically stupid morons.


8 posted on 05/29/2015 6:56:34 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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The Somali Trolly runs into the same problem as MAX in Portland.
It is impossible to make it pay for itself.
Portland omitted that key point when it convinced Minneapolis to invest in it.


10 posted on 05/29/2015 8:14:37 AM PDT by Zathras
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