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2011-07-01 Home Front: Politix

Minnesota has no state budget & shuts down today

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-07-01 01:49|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 $18 admission to the zoo, but they closed it. They still have to feed and clean. So, they are losing money on $18 admissions?

Posted by KBK 2011-07-01 09:49|| 2011-07-01 09:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Minnesota has more often than not been "progressive" camp over the years. That is part of their problem. The other thing going on is hardball politics. The usual sleezy response of politicians; shut down most visible services that affect taxpayers--at the same time crying "Woe is us, see we need more money! Harbinger of government shutdowns to come across the U.S.?

Posted by JohnQC 2011-07-01 10:08|| 2011-07-01 10:08|| Front Page Top

#3 So, they are losing money on $18 admissions?

Ever since the animals voted to join a union...

Posted by SteveS 2011-07-01 10:13|| 2011-07-01 10:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Every Pub. Rep. campaigned and won on the promise to balance the budget (5 Bill. deficit) by reducing the rate of spending. Gov. Dayton (BiPolar MN) campaigned and won by promising the unions and special intrests to "invest" more by taxing the rich. Sound familliar?

Posted by DepotGuy 2011-07-01 11:07|| 2011-07-01 11:07|| Front Page Top

#5 The disgusting thing is they had an agreement last night at 8:00 PM and Governor Bipolar rejected it.

In order to work out an agreement, we have to wait for the governor to get to the right pole, and keep him from switching personalities till he signs the agreement.

Posted by Frozen Al 2011-07-01 11:25|| 2011-07-01 11:25|| Front Page Top

#6 So, they are losing money on $18 admissions?

Ever since the animals voted to join a union...

Cut 'em a little slack, these wern't Indian elephants like in the Atlanta Zoo, these card counters were damn serious --- with ivory backed up by Hippo torpedos ready to do what hippos do.

Posted by S 2011-07-01 11:34|| 2011-07-01 11:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Critical functions such as state troopers, prison guards, the courts and disaster responses will continue.

So then it's easy. These are the things we need the state to do. They can stop doing everything else. The state has no business trying to run a zoo.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-07-01 12:33|| 2011-07-01 12:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Meanwhile, GREEN LANTERN Fans, over in Califerney ways ....

* DRUDGEREPORT > [Southern California]SOCAL LOOKS TO SECEDE FROM CALIFORNIA | OFFICIAL CALLS FOR RIVERSIDE, 12 OTHER COUNTIES TO SECEDE FROM CALIFORNIA, to form the new State of South California as proposed by Riverside County SUpy Jeff Stone vee better management, resolution of local budget, econ woes???

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