This week we received Representative Pat Garofalo's newsletter "THE INSIDE SCOOP".
Thanks for communicating with us in this short form. I just wish the other Representatives would follow this example. And besides, I always enjoy Abby's joke.
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Since Mr. Garofalo's newsletter does not provide for an open public feedback, I submit this Letter to the Patch, so everyone can comment and it's not just propaganda.
On Jan 26th Representatives Masin, Morgan and Sen. Carlson already held a Townhall meeting at the Burnsville City Hall where they arranged for Chief Fiscal Analyst, Bill Marx, to give a presentation on the State budget.
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Mr. Garofalo is also planning a Townhall meeting for us. Last year he held an informative "three-legged stool" presentation with Minnesota Tax Commissioner Myron Frans in Farmington.
But this begs the question: Where are Representative Holberg, Thompson and Kline? Why are they not doing anything?
Republicans shut down the government, broke promises on school funding, raided the tobacco fund, appropriated the stimulus money from Washington and left many needs unmet. Yet Senator Thompson had the nerve to say: "I wish we had done more!"
We, the Citizens, lost income, we were forced to pay higher costs, take out loans and pay interest. The overall effect of the GOP actions drove us deeper into the hands of capitalistic profiteers. To divert our attention and mask their failures the GOP Officials created issues out of Voter ID and the Marriage Amendment.
It is clear now that kicking the can down the road again will not solve our problems.
According to MN Dept. of Rev Tax Handbook, today we are paying the lowest tax in 30 years, 6% to 8%. In the time of Governors Anderson, Perpich and Ouie when the State was flourishing, the taxes were 12-18% and the rich also paid their fair share.
Instead of sabotaging Governor Dayton's work to get Minnesota back to prosperity, it is Mr. Garofalo's job to serve and give support to those efforts.
Mr. Garofalo, - it is simply inflammatory and not in the service of the People to call paying back what is owed and repairing damage "government expansion".
