December 16th, 2011
jeff-rosenberg

Exactly what the MNGOP wanted, part 2

On Monday, I wrote that the MNGOP has had a lot of success pitting residents against their city and county elected officials:

Our cities and counties aren’t to blame for the property tax increases, but that’s difficult to see. For most people, it looks like their local governments are to blame. And that’s exactly what the MNGOP wanted.

Ramsey County is a perfect example of what I’m talking about: 

Ramsey County commissioners voted Wednesday on a 2012 budget that’s 2.7 percent lower than this year; but the math is never simple and it turns out that taxpayers will still pay more in property taxes next year.

The overall levy is going up 1.7 percent, because state and federal aid has decreased, commissioners said.

So Ramsey County commissioners are likely to get an earful from their constituents for raising taxes. Voters will fume, why can’t they be fiscally responsible? Once again, that’s exactly what the MNGOP wanted.

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