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Raj Maddali

Eagan, MN
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Posted on 10/15/10 at 12:29 pm in response to A Minneapolis family: From $62,000 a year in income to homeless

Robin.

I tried and there is Days Inn, Burnsville; Micro Tel, Eagan, Day Inn Minneapolis North.
Also there is a straight bus from Burnsville/Eagan to downtown MSP and multiple buses to MOA. I take them to work sometimes.

If the cost of doubling chances of finding employment is an additional $3500 a month, it would be wiser to focus on one persons job search. Else they could schedule their interviews on alternate days.

When there is a will there is a way.

Posted on 10/15/10 at 10:16 am in response to A Minneapolis family: From $62,000 a year in income to homeless

To Robin Marty

Go to Expedia and type in Rooms for a week (with 3 children) starting this Saturday. U can get hotel rooms starting at $38 (w/ Free Continental Break Fast).

I've also seen Extended Stays offering Weekly deals. Also there are plenty of 2 bedroom apts in nice areas that would be less than $100 a day.

Regarding Day Care, one parent can look for a job while the other stays home.

A few simple ideas to live on less than $200 a day.

Posted on 10/15/10 at 07:56 am in response to A Minneapolis family: From $62,000 a year in income to homeless

Mr. Quimby

First of all my family and I once lived on a wage close to what the Ellises made. I am not going to judge the Ellises in their current misfortune.

However for people to justify that it costs $200 a day to house and feed a family of 5 shows the disconnect that exists. The Extended Stay hotels have rooms at $150-$200 a week.

Posted on 09/10/10 at 01:52 pm in response to Live-blogging Bill Kling on 'Midday'

Why don't u ask him about the ethics of running a "non-profit" as "a profit for me" non-profit.

Mr. Brauer ask some real questions.

Posted on 09/10/10 at 11:34 am in response to Bill Kling to depart as MPR CEO in June 2011

Good bye million dollar Bill. A fine example of how to take a non profit and make it a personal empire.

A non existent board that asked no questions. Lets see after 30 years no blacks, no minorities, no diversity....but hey whose asking questions.

Posted on 08/20/10 at 03:26 pm in response to Still fact checking: Would Dayton's tax-the-rich proposal double the top rate?

"Until now, Dayton’s explanation for not specifying the rates has been that he doesn’t have the computer capability to model the whole state tax structure"

Dayton, admits the tax rate would be atleast 11%. And he further admits that even a approx 50% increase from 7.65 to 11 will not solve the problem.

Dayton is being dishonest in either way. Either he is lying to us that the top will pay more than 11% or he is lying that others in the lower brackets will not have to pay their...

Posted on 08/18/10 at 10:55 am in response to Fox9 owner gives $1 million to pro-Emmer Republican Governors Association

Dave

Writing about WDFL's legislative funding does not address the open bias that exists in its coverage; A point that is never raised by you.

Also Democratic politicians also appear on Fox. Does that make Fox "fair and balanced".

Posted on 08/18/10 at 06:37 am in response to Fox9 owner gives $1 million to pro-Emmer Republican Governors Association

And the DFL legislature has funded WDFL aka MPR to the tune of millions for its "unbiased" coverage.

Look even at MinnPost. Have its contributors have skewed its news coverage ? Absolutely.

Yet Dave Brauer is all in a tizzy when the other side does the same.

Posted on 08/07/10 at 07:26 am in response to Minnesota's overall tax burden is increasingly regressive

This study is nothing but fishing for numbers until they prove your "fact". While taking into account "all taxes", what the study conveniently ignores is that many people bought more house than they can afford.

Well duh, you bought yourself a bigger house and now u owe more local and county taxes. That was a totally discretionary act on your part. Now blame the government.

Also is this study going to include the fact that upper incomes are going to be excluded from every kind...

Posted on 07/28/10 at 06:56 am in response to Closing graduation gap for minority students: Putting a price tag on a high school diploma

Mr. Carlos Mariani is wrong. He can state a thousand reasons like pedagogy, disciplinary interventions etc to justify why students of some minority groups don't do well in school.

The most basic assessment would be: Do students in these groups even do their daily homework. If u can't do that, then u can't blame anyone except yourself. Nobody said students of color are less than white students. But if such students and their parents don't even step up to the plate then blaming...