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Rich Goldsmith

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
5 years 13 weeks

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Posted on 08/28/09 at 03:32 pm in response to Bachmannacare in Lake Elmo: U.S. rep meets the people

I'm glad Mr. Kingstad mentioned the Scandinavian countries and their healthcare system. It's a single payer system that has contributed to some of the best life expectancies in the world -- exceeding those in the U.S. by 2 years or more.

Posted on 07/08/09 at 09:31 am in response to Pawlenty and presidential run: A top-five candidate

I heard Pawlenty's speech in Aspen on MPR a few days ago. They have the full audio here.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/06/midday2/

Posted on 09/19/08 at 11:49 am in response to Strib editor: Political reporters should ask themselves, 'If I were running ...'

Not to mention, Tom, that whether you're mocking or honestly reading for the day's news, you're still reading. I doubt the business folks at the Strib care all that much about your rationale for reading, just as long as they can count you in their circulation numbers.

It's a fair point though -- fair and balanced is not a good measure. Journalism isn't about fairness or equality of coverage. In this country it's about creating an informed populace. If Democrats are misrepresenting...

Posted on 04/10/08 at 09:32 am in response to Soon to debut: 'Strib TV'

I'd be impressed if the Strib can manage to put together entertaining web video. If they try to put together evening news type pieces, this will be an utter failure. But if the pieces are adjuncts to articles, or have some snark/attitude to them and can draw in some interest from those who have otherwise written off the Strib, it could be a nice added feature.

And it never hurts to keep visitors at your site for an extra 2-3 minutes...

Posted on 03/21/08 at 05:33 pm in response to Budget crunch may hit constitutional offices hard

I've always found it somewhat fascinating that in the majority of cases, when proposing budget cuts, government executives rarely take a reality check on what they're proposing. Given the Sec of State's key role in elections, and the massive turnout we're likely to see this year, maybe it's not the time to hack a chunk off that group's budget?

And as for the state auditor, I think in light of the scandals and budget situations we've seen -- from city councils to new construction...

Posted on 03/19/08 at 09:27 am in response to One economic crisis averted, but widespread uneasiness remains

Sadly Tom, economic policy and fairness aren't chocolate and peanut butter. The Fed had very little choice in the matter. If Bear Stearns goes down, the credit markets tighten even further and drag the entire economy down. As much as I hate to say it, it's not the losses to average people that are weighing on the economy so much as it is the losses to these banks which then refuse to give credit to those average people.

Plus, if you'll look at your history, you'll see that the Fed...