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CommentsWill Minnesota Meet de Tocqueville?Posted by Tim Dunkin on Jul 3, 2011 at 10:32 PM
Minnesota's budgetary deficit, Government shutdown According to some observers, a terrible catastrophe has just struck the state of Minnesota. Due to an impasse on fiscal and taxation questions, the government of that state has been “shut down.” On one side of the divide, you have Governor Mark Dayton, a tranquil (and some would say tranquilized) leftist who has been pushing for higher taxes as a way of solving Minnesota’s budgetary deficit. On the other side, there is the Republican-controlled legislature that, to its credit, have taken the rare step of actually displaying a backbone by pushing for spending reductions instead and by standing up to Dayton’s efforts to further destroy Minnesota’s economy. As of this weekend, the government of Minnesota “officially” is no longer open for business. More...Post a Comment on: Will Minnesota Meet de Tocqueville?Commenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: Why Do We Still Celebrate the 4th of July? Previous entries comments: Carbon Tax Mark 3? Millions will be Worse Off Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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