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Raj Maddali

Eagan, MN
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Posted on 08/16/11 at 07:45 pm in response to Obama mixes offense and defense during a friendly Cannon Falls town hall meeting

Bill Schulz

Hey at least Obama is willing to debate the tea nutters. Compare that to Michelle Bachmann who has a security detail that basically assaults anyone who asks an inconvenient question.

Also, i never heard that Obama had a difficult time answering any questions at the event. Oh wait, i get it. Its the mainstream medias fault.

Posted on 08/05/11 at 07:14 am in response to Latest Moody's notice is another warning for Minnesota to get its fiscal house in order

Of course for the sofistikated crowd, it is all the Republicans fault. The leftist element of the DFL has no interest in any financial sanity.

Take a look at MPLS schools. The Sup. actually had the gall to hand out almost $350,000 in raises. On top of that she even handed out retro active raises. The cruelest part of that is that some of the people took the raises and then quit.

It highlights the level of callousness towards the taxpayers money. Of course you never hear any...

Posted on 07/18/11 at 05:32 pm in response to Racinos might still be in the running in budget negotiations

"Tax those that can most afford it" - Now that would be Indian casinos that have a DFL sponsored monopoly.

Are we saying that the DFL philosophy is tax "those rich people" and not "these rich people" ? After all the tribes donate plenty of moolah to the DFL.

Posted on 07/19/11 at 06:24 am in response to Racinos might still be in the running in budget negotiations

@7 - Will Lynott

Therefore, only the DFL elite get to decide who benefits from "a tax on the poor"? When i mean benefit, i mean by hundreds of millions of dollars.

Isn't it the heights of DFL hypocrisy that they allow monopoly gaming so that only a single set of people benefit ? All the while taking tens of thousands in donations from them. Yet the same DFL'ers moan and groan about how the "rich" are getting away.

Posted on 07/19/11 at 09:08 am in response to Racinos might still be in the running in budget negotiations

@14 - Richard Schulze

So what if gambling is not an even stream of money. It is a stream of money that nevertheless is being handed over to a DFL sponsored monopoly. That stream is still in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Who cares if it is 100 million one year and 50 million the next year, it is still money. Please

Honestly, the DFL will make any excuse to avoid asking the tribal casino millionaires pay their share. Why ? Because they get gobs of payoff money from the...

Posted on 07/19/11 at 09:35 am in response to Racinos might still be in the running in budget negotiations

@13 - Rod Loper

Under Dayton's plan the Shakopee tribal millionaires continue to keep their DFL sponsored gambling monopoly.

Give me a monopoly business, I'll happily pay Dayton's "fair share" taxes.

Posted on 07/19/11 at 09:48 am in response to Racinos might still be in the running in budget negotiations

@Paul Udstrand

"The DFL can't tax the tribes, they are a sovereign nations. Please take some to time to educate yourself."

This the standard response from the DFL to avoid any discussion of the DFL sponsored monopoly.

Lets see, the state of Minnesota can state that they are going to open/license casinos in Shakopee, Duluth and a few more around the state. Now lets see how soon the tribes come to the table.

"Furthermore, the tribal casinos do in fact contribute...

Posted on 07/19/11 at 11:18 am in response to Racinos might still be in the running in budget negotiations

@22 -

Paul Udstrand

"Genocide and Oppression" - So how does doling out hundreds of millions to a select few dole solve this. You are entitled to your political views. However when u ask me to subsidize them on such a ridiculous scale i think it is highly hypocritical.

The compacts may have been negotiated on a bi-partisan. I am not sure of this as i have not research this. However the biggest defenders of not renegotiating this (no one is forcing the casinos to come to...

Posted on 07/19/11 at 02:21 pm in response to Racinos might still be in the running in budget negotiations

@26

Paul

Firstly I'm glad to note u never answered how we are violating tribal sovereignty by opening up gambling. As always, when it comes to questions regarding the DFL sponsored "rich", questions always result in vague and vacuous answers.

Whether i gamble or not I (along with every tax paying Minnesotan) am subsidizing them because they are a monopoly.

Posted on 07/19/11 at 08:58 pm in response to Racinos might still be in the running in budget negotiations

@32 - Will Lynott

"Gives them a means to climb out of the wretched existence they once knew"

Is this a joke or what ? Firstly the casino money is not shared among all tribes. The select few gave a really good time with the money. Boats, cars, skidoos, you name it. Any money on formal education or advanced education for their peoples seems lowest in their priorities.

However as long as it follows the DFL philosophy of one working person subsidizing the other persons...