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Ginny Martin

St. Paul, MN
Commenter for
5 years 28 weeks

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Posted on 04/25/13 at 03:03 pm in response to Minimum wage increase: DFL's legislative struggles a big surprise

They have to be 18 years old. And the hours are limited. And most important, most minimum wage jobs are held by adults trying to make a living and support a family.
This is just more propaganda out of the neo-conservatives' web sites.
This is as suspect as claiming our schools are the laughing stock on the world.

Posted on 04/25/13 at 02:46 pm in response to Why it’s increasingly likely Michele Bachmann will retire

Apart from her flights into fantasy and her lies, she has done nothing (thank god) in Congress in her years there.

Posted on 04/22/13 at 12:56 pm in response to Boston bombings: Understanding Tsarnaev brothers and their intended audience

Thank you for providing the first information I have seen that seems credible, thorough (as possible at this date) and really enlightening.
I wonder how much of this other media will pick up.

Posted on 04/22/13 at 01:03 pm in response to Catholic Church ramps up opposition to Minnesota anti-bullying bill

I guess bullying is better than tainting the received wisdom. Is that the reasoning behind pedophilia in the Catholic church?

Posted on 04/02/13 at 01:03 pm in response to Dayton tax on rich would send Minnesota back near top of U.S. rankings

Minnesota does not have a progressive tax.
according to an earlier Minnpost article, the top earners have a lower income rate than low-income earners, with low-income earners paying 12.4 percentage compared to those making $447,889 . Top earners have a lower effective tax rate than households making less than $9,782 for the year.
The effective rate for the top 5 percent of households, those earning $175,704 and higher, was 9.7 percent — compared with 12.4 percent for a family...

Posted on 03/31/13 at 02:02 pm in response to Same-sex marriage and the Supremes: What will the court do now?

Thanks, I think I'll take a pass on your course.

Posted on 03/26/13 at 05:05 pm in response to David Lillehaug will be the next Minnesota Supreme Court justice

I'm thrilled with his appointment.

Posted on 03/25/13 at 03:47 pm in response to Minnesota’s legislators: Are they underpaid?

These representatives and senators NEED more pay. People cannot live on what they get unless they have a working spouse. Everyone should get a raise--the governor and other officials as well as our legislature. Who decides who is a slacker or a lemming? Who decides who has done a good job? I am sure this would end up being about parties.
I agree with Arvonne.
Why would anyone stay in a job like this? Long hours, especially at the end, pressures on you from all sides, esp on...

Posted on 03/25/13 at 04:59 pm in response to Minnesota’s legislators: Are they underpaid?

Nick: Who? The guy sweeping the street? The clerk at your local grocery who doesn't follow politics? Your interior decorator? (oh, wait, she probably has a good salary)?
What's to gain by raising the pay? These people are human beings just like us and need to be able to live on their salaries ($31,000). Could you raise a family on that?
We need to be fair and pay these people a decent salary or we get millionaires and/or corruption. Some people think only of numbers, not people....

Posted on 03/18/13 at 01:36 pm in response to Bachmann at CPAC: 'We do it because we love. We do it because we care.'

There is a distinct lack of specifics here. What does she propose? Oh, yeah, that's right--get government out of the way.
That should help the workers out.