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Richard O'Neil

Shoreview
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2 years 32 weeks

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Posted on 05/16/13 at 03:34 pm in response to Big tax incentives coming for specific Minnesota companies

Why of course! Haven't you ever heard of the Second Amendment?

Posted on 05/03/13 at 02:22 pm in response to Vänskä threatens to resign if Orchestra lockout lingers

Ok, somebody has to do it. I support the management of the MN Orchestra. I know, I know, I am just a philistine who really doesn't understand, right? If Osmo goes, all the great musicians will leave and we will be forced to listen to our local girl and boy scout troops serenading us with wax paper wrapped around combs and supplemented by the kazoo section.

Posted on 05/02/13 at 01:47 pm in response to Kathleen Hall Jamieson and the 'attack on fact'

We must find "...some way to blunt these forces that are subverting these institutions..."

Isn't this why your role as a reporter and the role of the press is so important to expose the misleading and/or distorted information that is vital to a functioning democracy?

Posted on 05/02/13 at 12:24 pm in response to Franken draws celeb donors, including Garrison Keillor

And this is news?!

Posted on 04/29/13 at 01:49 pm in response to Losing wetlands: The sinking of Minnesota's protections

It is depressing to see the things that make Minnesota "Minnesota" erode away by commercial intests to a point that our grandchildren will not know about the breathtaking beauty that was once present in our state. I know, its about "jobs" but what will remain of the beauty?

Posted on 04/05/13 at 03:33 pm in response to As state ages, Minnesota braces for problems with risky reverse-mortgages

Are there any gift tax implications associated with one removing his/ her name from the title and effectively giving their share the other spouse?

Posted on 04/02/13 at 10:36 am in response to Dayton tax on rich would send Minnesota back near top of U.S. rankings

"...that top 10% captures 42% of all the income, the top two deciles make more money than all of the rest of the deciles combined. "

And the remaining 90% "capture" 58%? You've got a problem with that?

Posted on 04/05/13 at 04:47 pm in response to Dayton tax on rich would send Minnesota back near top of U.S. rankings

Paul, I absolutely agree with you. I should have added a "smiley" to my comment.

The current tax code is littered with loopholes favoring ultra high income individuals, i.e. Warren Buffet. (At least he had the good grace to acknowledge the disparity.) Think about the tax schemes to park money in offshore entities to avoid US Tax. Have you looked at the effective US tax rates that are paid by Fortune 500 companies? Some of the comments posit the notion that we are taxing so-...

Posted on 04/02/13 at 09:59 am in response to Minneapolis mayoral candidate Don Samuels Q-A: 'I will be very outcome-oriented in fixing problems'

Well, what a relief to know that someone is concerned about the effect of their decisions!

Posted on 04/05/13 at 05:39 pm in response to Are we really leaving the future of Minnesota's wolves up to hunters/trappers and livestock producers?

Better idea, Greg. Let's relocate you to Iowa.

The DNR did NOT listen to Minnesota residents. We killed off a sizeable chunk of the wolf poulation in one season! They've finally, finally, after much deep thought and careful consideration decided that it might be a good idea to suspend the the moose hunt. Way to go!