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Charlie Quimby

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Golden Valley, MN
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Posted on 06/24/11 at 01:22 pm in response to The unintended consequences of the Dayton tax plan

Here's the money paragraph from a current study published in the National Tax Journal http://bit.ly/lq2VTx that directly investigated "millionaire migration" in New Jersey and found little efffect:

These empirical approaches tacitly assume — but do not demonstrate — the causal pathway of a migration response to taxes. Given the centrality of migration in the theory, much more compelling tests can be achieved by directly...

Posted on 06/16/11 at 09:24 pm in response to Emmer sends checks from campaign fund to reimburse counties for recount expenses

Emmer did the right thing. His party hacks didn't.

Posted on 06/08/11 at 11:09 am in response to Who killed the Legislature's bipartisan, leadership-backed early-ed initiatives?

A current sample of Effrem's loopy reasoning and unimpeachable sources is available at http://looktruenorth.com/family/education/16768-there-is-nothing-free-ma...

Posted on 06/04/11 at 09:37 pm in response to Will state's biggest employer give us biggest layoff ever?

Lotterman seems to be quoting what opponents of government spending would be saying. He surely understands that those laid off government employees would not find jobs in a private sector incapable of creating jobs as it is.

Posted on 05/19/11 at 11:52 am in response to What Bachmann is thinking about as she considers a run for president

Presumably God still needs to weigh in on her plans, if He isn't too busy after Saturday.

Posted on 05/11/11 at 01:00 pm in response to GOP leaders to question Sutton about ties to gambling group that gets tribal funds

"As a practical matter, I have spent very little time on outside activities." And he has his record with Baja Sol to prove it.

Posted on 05/09/11 at 04:01 pm in response to Neil Gaiman, Matt Dean, and the assault on the Legacy Amendment

Dean is indeed trained as an architect. Whether he practices as one is a question. He is not a member of the state chapter of the architect's professional association, AIA, and his website has to be the worst on record for design professional.

He tried to raise a ruckus about Gaiman some time ago via his twitter account, without much success. Dean appears to be a frustrated comedian as well as an underachieving architect.

Posted on 04/19/11 at 02:20 pm in response to How limiting higher-density redevelopment along University Avenue hurts St. Paul

Based on market studies I've seen but not examined closely, the eastern end of the Corridor where they are most concerned about density is likely to be the last area of the line to develop, no matter what the zoning.

In other words, the residents there will have a few decades to see what happens farther west. And if it matches their fears, they'll still have time to change the zoning before much gets built.

Posted on 04/06/11 at 05:52 pm in response to Study finds suburban Hennepin County cities go easier on domestic abusers

Additional data that would be helpful in judging whether under-funding and less robust pursuit of cases is a problem:
• Does the incidence of repeat offenses vary by suburb?
• Are there differences in serious assaults or murders by municipality?
• If cops err on the side of caution and make arrests where the accused are innocent, as comment 1 suggests, why the disparity among departments in bringing charges?

Posted on 03/26/11 at 12:30 pm in response to Another Minnesota governor on a presidential quest: Harold Stassen

The candidates' paths diverged about the time Stassen resigned office to defend his nation and Pawlenty stayed in office to run for president.