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		<title>By: Kerosene Hat</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5583</link>
		<dc:creator>Kerosene Hat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>$30 million isn't insignificant and it is about $3 per ride taken.  All the gas tax should go to roads and so should sales tax from cars, license fee and other funds raised from automobiles.  The flip side of that is that the only funding given to roads should be from those same sources.  If people want better roads or maintenance they will have to accept a higher gas tax.  The same logic should be applied to other transit methods as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>$30 million isn&#8217;t insignificant and it is about $3 per ride taken.  All the gas tax should go to roads and so should sales tax from cars, license fee and other funds raised from automobiles.  The flip side of that is that the only funding given to roads should be from those same sources.  If people want better roads or maintenance they will have to accept a higher gas tax.  The same logic should be applied to other transit methods as&nbsp;well.</p>
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		<title>By: publicgoodisgreat</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5582</link>
		<dc:creator>publicgoodisgreat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>$30 million? That's a drop in the bucket, son.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>$30 million? That&#8217;s a drop in the bucket,&nbsp;son.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5581</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, Hiawatha is subsidized to the tune of about $30 million a year.  Where does that money come from?  The entire state.  Which cities get the most LGA?  That's right, Minneapolis and St. Paul.  And where does the money come for their LGA?  The rest of the state.  Which school districts get the highest per pupil spending?  Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth.  Where does that money come from?  The rest of the state.

I'm pretty sick of you !@#$%^&#38;* living in your concrete jungles calling people that don't live in the concrete jungle a redneck.  I'm even more sick of people like you thinking that every dollar the state collects should go to Minneapolis and St. Paul.  The point is that the DFL controlled Senate has blocked spending on roads and bridges for decades while focusing hundreds of millions of dollars on transit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, Hiawatha is subsidized to the tune of about $30 million a year.  Where does that money come from?  The entire state.  Which cities get the most LGA?  That&#8217;s right, Minneapolis and St. Paul.  And where does the money come for their LGA?  The rest of the state.  Which school districts get the highest per pupil spending?  Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth.  Where does that money come from?  The rest of the state.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m pretty sick of you !@#$%^&amp;* living in your concrete jungles calling people that don&#8217;t live in the concrete jungle a redneck.  I&#8217;m even more sick of people like you thinking that every dollar the state collects should go to Minneapolis and St. Paul.  The point is that the DFL controlled Senate has blocked spending on roads and bridges for decades while focusing hundreds of millions of dollars on&nbsp;transit.</p>
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		<title>By: publicgoodisgreat</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5580</link>
		<dc:creator>publicgoodisgreat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Alright, that's enough. If I have to hear one more ho-dunk idiot Minnesotan point the finger at lightrail and transit, I just might go postal. Let me clarify, folks: THE G@#DD!*&#38; STATE CONSTITUTION MANDATES THAT YOUR GAS TAX DOLLARS-EVERY FRIGGIN ONE-GOES TO ROADS AND BRIDGES. NOT BUSES, NOT "TRAINS TO NOWHERE". ROADS AND BRIDGES!!!!!
You know who pays for  most of Hiawatha? Hennepin County!

While I'm on a roll, let's talk about subsidies. Every redneck moron in Marshall and Lakeville has to complain about how their taxes are subsidizing lightrail. You know what, r-tard? I tired of subsidizing businesses in your area because you're too stupid or lazy to move to an economically self-sufficient city. I'm even more tired of paying subsidies to oil companies, the trucking industry, and every other company that cries "free market" while picking our pockets.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alright, that&#8217;s enough. If I have to hear one more ho-dunk idiot Minnesotan point the finger at lightrail and transit, I just might go postal. Let me clarify, folks: THE G@#DD!*&amp; STATE CONSTITUTION MANDATES THAT YOUR GAS TAX DOLLARS-EVERY FRIGGIN ONE-GOES TO ROADS AND BRIDGES. NOT BUSES, NOT &#8220;TRAINS TO NOWHERE&#8221;. ROADS AND BRIDGES!!!!!<br />
You know who pays for  most of Hiawatha? Hennepin County!</p>
<p>While I&#8217;m on a roll, let&#8217;s talk about subsidies. Every redneck moron in Marshall and Lakeville has to complain about how their taxes are subsidizing lightrail. You know what, r-tard? I tired of subsidizing businesses in your area because you&#8217;re too stupid or lazy to move to an economically self-sufficient city. I&#8217;m even more tired of paying subsidies to oil companies, the trucking industry, and every other company that cries &#8220;free market&#8221; while picking our&nbsp;pockets.</p>
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		<title>By: tom a.</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5573</link>
		<dc:creator>tom a.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And all this time I thought that the Minnesota was a DFL state.  Thank goodness the gap is closing and we can start getting some democrats in power...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And all this time I thought that the Minnesota was a DFL state.  Thank goodness the gap is closing and we can start getting some democrats in&nbsp;power&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Tim from Woodbury</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5574</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim from Woodbury</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michael is clearly in panic mode.  Lots of political fires big and small for the MN GOP, he is compelled to throw gasoline on them in hopes of putting them out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael is clearly in panic mode.  Lots of political fires big and small for the MN GOP, he is compelled to throw gasoline on them in hopes of putting them&nbsp;out.</p>
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		<title>By: Kathy</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5572</link>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would liken the MN GOP to that of a Bridge. The slow collapse of a once mighty party in Minnesota has surely seen better days when it actualy stood for something 40 years ago. Now, it's mainly ANTI TAX INCREASES, ANTI ABORTION, ANTI GAY,and PRO GUNS!!  The MN GOP has become a party of dicisiveness regarding Social issues.

The MN DFL on the other hand, has been growing stronger at the Grass Roots level. The demographic gap between Democrats and Republicans in Minnesota is closing. In Olmsted County, it's about a dead heat. 31 years ago, the disparity between the parties was 80% GOP to 20% Dem.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would liken the MN GOP to that of a Bridge. The slow collapse of a once mighty party in Minnesota has surely seen better days when it actualy stood for something 40 years ago. Now, it&#8217;s mainly ANTI TAX INCREASES, ANTI ABORTION, ANTI GAY,and PRO GUNS!!  The MN GOP has become a party of dicisiveness regarding Social issues.</p>
<p>The MN DFL on the other hand, has been growing stronger at the Grass Roots level. The demographic gap between Democrats and Republicans in Minnesota is closing. In Olmsted County, it&#8217;s about a dead heat. 31 years ago, the disparity between the parties was 80% GOP to 20%&nbsp;Dem.</p>
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		<title>By: Richard</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5579</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wtm,,, you mean like, "a smoking gun in the form of a mushroom cloud".  I agree scare mongering like that should not be supported or repeated.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wtm,,, you mean like, &#8220;a smoking gun in the form of a mushroom cloud&#8221;.  I agree scare mongering like that should not be supported or&nbsp;repeated.</p>
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		<title>By: wtm</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5578</link>
		<dc:creator>wtm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oddly, I agree with Richard to some extent (excluding the last sentence).  There is simply no way to know why the bridge collapsed at this point, but, as Richard suggests, it probably collapsed because of a confluence of factors -- poor design, poor support, hot weather, over-use, etc.  To assign blame before the release of the investigative report would be premature.

In regard to Murphy's statement, his overall point could have been achieved without the add-on that another bridge collapse is a "likelihood."  That statement reeks of scare-mongering.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oddly, I agree with Richard to some extent (excluding the last sentence).  There is simply no way to know why the bridge collapsed at this point, but, as Richard suggests, it probably collapsed because of a confluence of factors&thinsp;&#8212;&thinsp;poor design, poor support, hot weather, over-use, etc.  To assign blame before the release of the investigative report would be premature.</p>
<p>In regard to Murphy&#8217;s statement, his overall point could have been achieved without the add-on that another bridge collapse is a &#8220;likelihood.&#8221;  That statement reeks of&nbsp;scare-mongering.</p>
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		<title>By: Sturdevant Predicts DFL Win in 28B at MNpublius.com</title>
		<link>http://mnpublius.com/2007/08/is-michael-afraid/comment-page-1/#comment-5577</link>
		<dc:creator>Sturdevant Predicts DFL Win in 28B at MNpublius.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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