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Justin Gillette

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commenter for
1 year 13 weeks

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Posted on 10/11/12 at 07:11 am in response to Conservative Cato Institute gives Gov. Dayton an 'F' for fiscal policy

Yea, calling an organization that favors gay rights, open immigration, and ending the "War on Drugs" conservative may not be the most honest assessment.

Posted on 01/10/13 at 03:02 pm in response to The 94 percent: A city crisis candidates aren’t talking about

If this were really the "People's Stadium" the people probably should have had the opportunity to make the decision through a ballot question this fall.

Posted on 09/13/12 at 12:31 pm in response to Gov. Mark Dayton ‘distressed’ by current anti-tax mentality

"Dayton expressed “distress’’ over the will of Americans to pay taxes."

He might understand this more if he ever had to actually earn money to get by and provide for his family. I applaud those in his family that came before him for being so very successful and building vast wealth after starting from nothing. I understand that he feels guilty for being born wealthy and he probably knows deep down that I he wasn't a Dayton and couldn't pour 20+ million of family money into his...

Posted on 09/07/12 at 12:12 pm in response to Obama refuses to make promises he isn’t sure he can keep

Indeed

Posted on 08/29/12 at 11:12 am in response to Chris Christie’s GOP convention speech: 20 truths make a lie

I know Mr. Black will never skip an opportunity to bash Republicans, I just think it's sad that there's no chance he'll apply the same scrutiny during the DNC convention.

Posted on 01/10/13 at 03:04 pm in response to New federal highway bill: Truth and consequences for Minnesota

I agree regarding the tone of this article.

Posted on 06/29/12 at 11:09 am in response to And still more reaction to the Supreme Court ruling

"the choice must always be made, if not of the lesser evil, at least of the GREATER, not the PERFECT, good; and that in every political institution, a power to advance the public happiness involves a discretion which may be misapplied and abused." James Madison - Federalist Paper #41

Sure it's from 1778 but it seems more relevant today than ever.

Posted on 06/21/12 at 12:17 pm in response to Extending all Bush tax cuts is the wrong way to go

Is that the same Mark Zandi that helped design the stimulus package and then promised everyone that if we passed it, unemployment would never go above 8%?

Posted on 06/21/12 at 09:23 am in response to What’s good for Minnesota's businesses isn’t always good for our economy

"Do the benefits of repealing the tax outweigh the costs? For instance, do the increased income of device makers and those who are employed by them outweigh loss of tax revenue and the resulting inability to subsidize insurance for low-income families?"

So medical device makers are responsible for helping to subsidize insurance for low-income families? Why are the taxes paid by the companies and the people that they employ not enough already? Come to think of it, I'd love to know...

Posted on 06/15/12 at 11:05 am in response to Obama and Romney Ohio speeches: some thoughts

“the Repubs is to go back to the lower-taxes, less-regulation approach that got us into the mess in the first place”

Every time I hear the President use this sad statement, I’m reminded of a latin phrase “Post hoc ergo propter hoc” or “"after this, therefore because of this" used by fictional President Bartlett on The West Wing to point out a logical fallacy in one of the first episodes of the show.

The President hopes we’re stupid enough to buy his assertion that because the...