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1. Mark Your Calendar for the 2010 Tax Cut Rally
2. City Work Crews Fill Coffee Cups Instead of Potholes
3. DFL Lawmakers Use "Gimmickry" to Patch Budget
4. A Nut (ACORN) Falls
5. Look to See if Your Candidate Has Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge!
1. Mark Your Calendar for the 2010 Tax Rally!
The 2010 Tax Cut Rally will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Minnesota State Capitol! Join thousands of concerned citizens on the Capitol steps in sending a message to liberal lawmakers that Minnesotans are fed-up with out-of-control government spending and high taxes.
Along with national speakers, including Jason Lewis, there will be exhibitors and food vendors for a whole day of fun.
To visit the official 2010 Tax Rally website, click here.
2. City Work Crews Fill Coffee Cups Instead of Potholes
According to a KSTP Eyewitness News investigation earlier this week, it was found that pothole crews have spent more time filling their coffee cups and taking long lunches than actually working to repair crater-sized potholes on St. Paul streets.
Video that showed the crews taking breaks while collecting hourly wages paid by taxpayers, prompted the resignation of Public Works Director Bruce Beese. However, just as fast as he resigned, he reassigned himself to another job – which pays $112,000 annually.
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has been one of the most vocal critics of the state’s reduction in local government aid. This story brought to light the waste, fraud and abuse in the city’s operation.
Now Mayor Coleman is calling for two outside investigators to look into the public works department at a cost $10,000 to $15,000 to taxpayers.
To read more click here.
3. DFL Lawmakers Use "Gimmickry" to Patch Budget
In true a case of hypocrisy, when Gov. Pawlenty included $387 million in anticipated federal (Medicaid) funding in his proposal to solve the state’s budget deficit, Democrats gleefully attacked the move as budget gimmickry.
Now that the feds have officially approved the funding, Democrats are now going to include the “gimmickry” in their upcoming budget proposals.
Gov. Pawlenty is still waiting for the Democratic legislative leaders to offer their own proposal to balance the budget, while his balanced budget plan has been on the table for more than a month.
To read more click here.
4. A Nut "ACORN" Falls
In an effort to shed its unsavory image six months after video footage was released showing its workers giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute, ACORN will shut its doors and reopen under a new name.
In Minnesota, ACORN will officially close its St. Paul office by April and MN Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC) will open in its place. NOC will be run by a number of former ACORN staff members.
Sunday Alabi, a long time ACORN activist and chair of NOC said that the new group will not be a mirror image of ACORN. He said, “We will make some changes.”
We hope those changes include a strict prohibition on giving pimps and prostitutes advice on how to defraud the federal government.
To read more click here.
5. Has Your Candidate Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge?
With the state of Minnesota facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, we believe it is critically important for Minnesota’s elected officials to communicate to the citizens of Minnesota their position on taxes.
From 1960 to 2003, state spending increased more than 10% per year. By comparison, personal income grew on average by 6.5% per year during the same time frame. This rate of growth is unsustainable.
Tax collections are projected to increase by over $3 billion, yet it is still outpaced by spending. Government continues to spend at unsustainable and irresponsible levels.
Please ask your candidate to publicly commit to the taxpayers of Minnesota and return the pledge to the Taxpayers League of Minnesota today!
To see if your candidate has signed the pledge, click here.
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