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Susan McNerney

Minneapolis, MN
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4 years 35 weeks

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Posted on 04/26/13 at 09:42 am in response to Scott Honour Q-A: GOP's first candidate for governor wants to reform government, improve business climate

it's another republican who seriously believes there is enough "waste" in state government to pay for first world services while slashing taxes on his banker buddies, and who thinks $7 an hour as a minimum wage is not a problem.

I believe Minnesota has already voted on this guy, and rejected him. His name was Mitt Romney.

Posted on 04/23/13 at 03:12 pm in response to Go figure: 25% of Twin Cities home buyers paid in cash

due to the aging population. A person going into retirement is more likely to have a paid-off mortgage than a younger person, and therefore is more likely to pay cash when they downsize into a retirement house. We are currently experiencing the leading edge of the baby boomer retirements, so this wouldn't be shocking.

Posted on 04/23/13 at 10:28 am in response to Why it’s increasingly likely Michele Bachmann will retire

For one thing, Graves is now well known. He's not exactly a flaming liberal, though seems solid on issues that are important to democrats, who are increasing in the district, albeit slowly.

But mainly, the MN GOP is now an extremist organization incapable of nominating mainstream candidates. Look at the joke that ran against Amy Klobuchar - the man epitomized the out-of-the-mainstream, free-lunch, divisive "abandon all hope" libertarian philosophies that most Minnesotans, including...

Posted on 04/18/13 at 12:14 pm in response to Is Minnesota friendly to small businesses?

of business success, the three highest states in terms of venture capital funding wouldn't be California, New York, and Massachusetts, but they are.

Posted on 04/15/13 at 11:55 am in response to GOP lawmaker urges colleagues to 'think big' on Mayo, Fairview

scientific research in the United States.”

As someone who has worked in the drug industry, I can assert that is in fact true - and the number might be higher, depending on how they calculate tax breaks for nonprofits.

The myth that the free market is the best or even a particularly successful way to make major scientific breakthroughs is just that, a myth. The profit motive is extraordinarily ineffective when it comes to this - bringing us five flavors of viagra instead of...

Posted on 04/10/13 at 09:09 am in response to Mayo Clinic CEO: Expansion funding 'the right thing for Minnesota'

health care systems in america. Rochester has among the lowest per capita health care costs in the US. If you're complaining about expensive treatments, you're complaining about the wrong system.

The hospitals that rack up the biggest bills are in places like texas, where doctors use their patients as personal ATMs.

Posted on 04/04/13 at 09:08 am in response to Civil unions: It looks like an uphill fight for compromise idea

that a proposal for "civil unions" sounds like one of those radio stations that still plays top 40 from 1993. Hopelessly outdated. The only way to "put the issue to bed" is to declare full equality and move on.

Posted on 04/01/13 at 10:26 am in response to Are we really leaving the future of Minnesota's wolves up to hunters/trappers and livestock producers?

the tiny populations that live in rural wilderness areas, we wouldn't have tree or wild animal left to look at. I grew up in a rural area out west, and "local interests" were entirely controlled by monied outside interests who sought to make a profit off of local natural resources. Minnesota is no different in that regard. The "locals" in rural areas are often much more dependent on these outside employers than they would ever let on, and are unfortunately easily bribed or easily threatened...

Posted on 03/27/13 at 10:05 am in response to AG Lori Swanson to Sanford takeover of Fairview: Not so fast

I found articles about expansion into Africa, China, and elsewhere.

Seems a shame to take a Minnesota-focused community resource and get them tangled into a company that is expanding in a way that doesn't seem very "non-profit." How will we be sure that the company remains truly non-profit? We've seen how health insurance companies have abused that privilege.

From the Rapid City Journal this January:
"Sanford Health could be operating in China in about a year if the...

Posted on 02/19/13 at 01:25 pm in response to Kline doesn't rule out race against Franken

even living near shoreview, I found I needed one of those. But I did pretty well with it.