And the sun will rise in the morning. Bravo to the conservatives who refused the tax hikes. Move them to Washington.
LOL, this is the Democrats’ biggest fear - - the government shuts down and nobody notices except their “base” of bums, deadbeats, and parasites!
Worst came scenario is happening right now for the DFL. With state government shut down more people will see that less is better.
we need two tax systems in this country; one with higher rates for the liberals, and one with lower rates for conservatives. Since the liberal aholes want higher rates anyway, they should be happy with this.
And, in return for our lower tax rates, we conservatives will agree to only participate in the bare minimum of government services. Most of the idiotically excessive governmental regulations will only apply to the liberals, and conservatives can opt out, thereby reducing the burden on the government.
i am just glad to see Cali is not the only state with this going on.
You know, what should steam every single liberal thug in Minnesota is that while a lot of them are shut out of work during the shutdown (which of course they’ll be paid for no work at the other side of it...) is that Gov. Mike Dayton has decided that the staff at the Governor’s mansion is a ‘critical need.’
Lord help him if he had to wash his own toilets for a couple days, or if the garden had a few leaves, or that personal chef was unemployed for a few days... Liberals - Shared sacrifice means ‘you’re making it too hard to reach into your wallet!’
June 30: Richard Aviles of Northfield, Minn., leads the chanting of demonstrators opposed to a state shutdown on the steps of the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn.
Hey Richard, how is The Gay Speed Dating going?
You look FABULOUS on your twitter account!
So Richard, are you a top or bottom?
You went to church and wore a pentagram?
Raise taxes.
Raise taxes.
Raise taxes.
That’s all these libs ever want to do. :(
It’s too bad terrorism can’t be taxed - then the left would be all over it.
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We now have 3, count em, 3 presidential candidates from MN. 2 too many, if you ask me. Wonder how this fight will affect Pawlenty, Bachmann, and McCotter? I predict we’re going to hear a lot of boring questions from the MSM about MN finances in future.
Good for the MN GOP holding their ground.
The linked story tells me that the Republicans control the legislature, that the Governor is a democrat, that they disagree over the budget, and that the resulting impasse is shutting down the government.
The question is, did the Republican legislature pass a budget or not? That is, is MN government shutting down because the legislature hasn't done its job, or because the Governor vetoed the budget and is holding everything hostage to extort higher taxes?
If the Repubs have passed a budget and the Governor has vetoed it, the shutdown is on his head, period.
And what about all 10,000 of those lakes? Vaporized?
Alliance for a Better Minnesota is funded heavily by Dayton money, notably from one of Dayton's ex-wives, Alida Messinger.
Instead of looking at their feet and mumbling about a 6% increase in government, every GOP legislator should proudly proclaim their opposition to the kind of increased government spending that has bankrupted our future and put us on a fiscal footing one step above Greece.
Editorials across the state recognize that Governor Dayton is reneging on his pledge to avoid a government shutdown.
Citizens recognize that Dayton is playing shutdown politics by not calling a special session and by refusing to close out budget program areas that are agreed upon.
It seems some Republicans are snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory.
We have principled leaders who are squared off against a weak, erratic governor who was a failure as a U.S. Senator and who won his seat by a margin of only 8,000 votes.
And we have GOP legislators out there talking about new revenues!?
So what happens if a budget deal comes together that includes hundreds of millions or even a billion in new revenues?
Those who exhorted the GOP to compromise by larding another billion on to the budget will go out and do what they did in 2010 - work and vote for DFL candidates.
Independents, who swung hard to the GOP in 2010 for fiscal reasons, will once again be up for grabs because the GOP failed to deliver on their central promise, feeding
the cynicism so many independents feel regarding the state of our politics.
And the GOP base will be left demoralized, disappointed, and dispirited. After being forced to swallow the turd of double digit spending increases, we’ll be given a
small breath mint entitled, “well, at least we didn’t raise income taxes.”
Taking away tax deductions is a tax increase for those who lose it. Expanding the sales tax in a way that generates more revenue is a tax increase. Minnesota doesn’t
need tax increases, no matter the form. We have a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
The state has enjoyed an average spending growth rate of 21% percent since 1960. It is time for government to yield to the reality of our dire fiscal situation.
This is the best opportunity Republicans have had in the modern era to craft the kind of limited, efficient, and transparent government that defines the essence
of our collective conservative values.
To lose this opportunity to Governor Dayton and the Democrats would be an infamy almost beyond comprehension.
This is a defining moment in the career of all 109 Republican legislators.
So do Democrats plan to just keep raising taxes until they take 100% if the income of the anyone who is a producer?
“I cannot accept a Minnesota where people with disabilities lose part of the time being cared for by personal care attendants so that millionaires do not have to pay one dollar more in taxes,” he said.
And I suppose those millionaires can pack their bags and leave taking their money witht hem. There are much better places to live.
All Right! SHUT IT DOWN!!!
http://www.minnesotamajority.org/Hidden/ManofHisWord/tabid/207/Default.aspx
They nail him in the video. They play his words from a debate over and over again “No I would not shut government down”