[John D]

I know about Tpaw he never raised taxes just charged fees for everything.

I am also a former MN resident. I do not have a problem with user fees. I like them much better than taxes. If you want it an use it, it should be you who pays for it. If I do not use it why should I have to pay for it.
I very seldom use our state parks, but I still have to pay for their upkeep through taxes. I prefer to stay in a hotel, shouldn't my hotel stay be subsidized?

[macquire]

Fees?

I bet you loved registering a car in MN. $500 to get plates for a crew cab pickup. $350 for a Cruze.

My son, traveling around in the Air Force, likes to tell me how much it cost to get plates for cars in various states he is in or friends of his are in. Best yet: a buddy of his transferred the title and registration from one state to another and got his license plate for ......... $20 total.

[vicar7]

Tpaw should have run for Gov again and he would have won preventing the government shutdown and setting up the chances of MN going red in 2012. MN will be red in the next 4-6 years for sure. He had an opportunity to help accelerate the process but misguided ambitions prevented that happening.