There is a certain type of person who seeks to build their own company, not because of their leadership abilities, nor their inventive abilities, nor because they are inspired to do things differently (and more effectively) than others, but because previous life experiences have left them unable to tolerate having anyone else give them direction.

Because taxes are a form of the state government telling them what to do, they bristle at having to pay them and would do so even if their...

Farming is still the backbone of much of Minnesota's economy. We can only hope for a general recovery of the farm economy and increasingly stable prosperity for all of our farmers.

Of course that stability might be facilitated by the creation of new rules which would remove rank speculation from the commodity markets, i.e. limit the ability of investment houses to drive up prices investing in futures contracts hoping to make large profits.

Such speculation, which occurred as...

I can only hope all of the Republicans will keep thinking those circa 1998 thoughts. Think them.... Scream them. (You better, or the Tea Partiers will start their own party and out scream you!)

Meanwhile, while you're still screaming, the election will be over and the functional adults will be taking charge and begin to rebuild all the things that are falling apart in this state while returning to the tax rates prior to the Ventura/Swiggum/Moe tax compromise (you remember, back...

The fact is (statistically verifiable, by the way) that Minnesota was a far more prosperous, far more creative, and far more functional state way back in the "olden" days when we balanced the budget on the backs of those who could most afford it.

Of course they could afford it even more because of the excellent way the entire infrastructure and ethos of the state supported their enterprises.

Now in stubbornly demanding that they not be required to pay a percentage of their...