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jody rooney

withrow, MN
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2 years 10 weeks

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Posted on 03/12/13 at 09:20 pm in response to Minneapolis apartment development booms, but not in the burbs

that narrow roads and higher density is the thing.

And bike riders tell us we need more paved bike paths.

I am going to raise my hand here and be candid when I say with the exception of a horse trail along Minnehaha Creek and Parkway horse back riders need no more horse trails in Minneapolis, although I would like to at least have an annual ride around Lake of The Isles so that horses can drink out of the Peavey fountain.

Posted on 03/12/13 at 12:36 pm in response to Still waiting for real change from the DFL Legislature

sitting Governors (think Arne Carlson) Dems are absolute wimps. You have a majority in both houses and the governor get on with the tax reform and stop playing theater.

Between the President and the Minnesota Dems I am absolutely disgusted with the lack of leadership. No offense when Governor Dayton (and no disrespect to the Governor) seems the gutsiest Democrat around there is a problem.

Posted on 03/11/13 at 12:38 pm in response to Dayton's sales tax reversal allows businesses to focus on defeating income tax hike

1. It probably has no impact for two reasons.

A. Minnesota is already rated pretty far down on the list - how much worse can we be.

The Tax Foundation http://taxfoundation.org/article/2013-state-business-tax-climate-index already lists Minnesota as 45 out of 50 as having a poor tax climate. Incremental changes...

Posted on 03/11/13 at 05:28 pm in response to Dayton's sales tax reversal allows businesses to focus on defeating income tax hike

1. Does a decrease in state spending decrease our competitive edge?

Apparently if the decreases impact the quality, availability or healthiness of the the labor force (training, and health) and the quality of the transportation system then there would be an adverse impact on business.

2. A decrease in spending and impact on employment.

I would love to talk with the person who convinced people that some how a dollar spending by a government was different than a dollar...

Posted on 03/11/13 at 12:56 pm in response to So, what will actually work to reduce gun violence?

topic.

This looks like an excellent starting place. Why not take it from here?

Posted on 03/12/13 at 10:08 pm in response to Political boomerang: GOP’s defeated amendment put same-sex marriage on fast track

I am with Dan Bosch and I love the way he put it, it's next to the dog licenses for heavens sake.

I am not a big believer in marriage I never have been; odd for someone who has been married for 39 years I know but it's quite true. I do appreciate that most people work harder at things if they have to go to court to untangle them.

So follow Dan's recommendation and allow churches to do what ever they want but if you want standing you must dually execute a license of some type...

Posted on 03/07/13 at 04:33 pm in response to Protecting livestock from wolf packs with nonlethal (and colorful) means

Perhaps the BLM's wild burro adoption program could be a way to solve two problems at once,
homes for burros removed from the wild and predation on livestock.

Ms. John-Knudson it was the Army not the Corps of Engineers which while part of the Army is considered the "red headed step child" MACOM. They may be involved in retrieving them but more likely I would look at the operations unit to making the decision to place them. And yes they should be removed.

Posted on 03/07/13 at 04:24 pm in response to The great senior sell-off: Our next housing crisis?

If you assume that the Twin Cities won't grow then there might be an issue but if as Mr. Manske says it does continue to grow then people will need homes.

I always think the sprawl people are funny (although not as funny as Mr. Benton who understands so little about the monetary underscores the need for better education in high school). Where exactly did they expect people to live?

It won't take buyers too long as Mr. Magrind said to discover that older homes with good bones...

Posted on 03/06/13 at 11:54 am in response to Over half still not on board with gay marriage

Natural forces are always at work, and things change. While it is nice to play the blame game and make humans the heavy if nothing else the storms this year should have pretty much convinced us we are not in charge of the planet. We can impact small margins but can not change major processes.

I keep remembering a conversation many years ago with a state park manager where they had "restored" a grass prairie. He spend what he considered a significant part of his budget trying to...

Posted on 03/06/13 at 11:35 am in response to Why higher taxes on the wealthy are good for business

and his micro insights.

While marginal propensity to consume rates would be ideal the latest available data from the consumer expenditure survey in 2011 shows that post tax consumption for all consumer units is 80% but for those making over $100 or more it drops to less than 60%.

As the old saying goes the over $100,000 post tax households may spend more in absolute dollars individually but those households under $100,000 make it up in volume. There are just a lot more of...