Another Minnesota Legislative session, another attempt at raising taxes by the DFL. What else did you expect? Sen. Larry Poggemiller is the DFL charged this year with trying to raise taxes on Minnesota’s successful people.

This year’s version would establish an 8.15 percent tax rate on income above $270,000 for couples and $180,000 for single filers. Currently, the top rate is 7.85 percent. The change would cost an estimated 41,900 taxpayers an average of $1,162 next year.

Congratulations are in order to these 41,000 Minnesotans. You’re filthy rich according to the DFL. Oh, and they all hate you.

Poggemiller’s profitability tax is being leveraged by linking it to a provision that fixes a marriage penalty tax.

But 10 times as many married taxpayers — 419,300 — would benefit from the simultaneous fix of a tax code flaw that now causes them to pay more than if they were single. Their average savings would be $74. The fix would be retroactive to the 2005 tax year.

Why not fix just fix the tax penalty? Don’t the DFLers think that it is just plain wrong to penalize married couples? If they are so caring, why not just take up the issue?

“Someone has to pay for it. You can’t just say you’re for those things and not pay for it,” Poggemiller said of the need to raise upper-level income taxes.

There you go. Someone has to pay for cutting taxes. The DFL is convinced that the money is theirs, and that they are entitled to however much they want. The DFL has no leg to stand on when it comes to reducing the burden of Government and this bill by Poggemiller is just further proof that they think Government comes before all else.

They cannot reduce the amount of revenue (IE Taxes collected). If they give back to one, they have to take away from some one else. I believe that your income is your own first, and that the Government doesn’t have the right to just take it away as it sees fit.

They should have to work on the basis that they can only spend what they know is coming in. They shouldn’t be allowed to raise taxes just because they don’t have as much money as they want. Plus by raising the taxes on the tax bracket suggested, all that economic growth that has been happening in Minnesota will be strangled. You cannot siphon money out of the economy, and expect it to keep growing.

Raising taxes is simply adding a deduction line to the economy. Let the people have money, and they will spend it. Take it away, and all you get is recession.

So, I took a hot shower, wondered around the house, scanned the web and decided I was not going to comment on things, and then got a call from my Mom. My grandman was sick and she needed someone to go see her. I did. She’s on her way back to the Hospital.

I stopped by an Old Chicago for lunch, and I’m pondering what to do next.

Should I go pay $30 to park downtown and take the light rail to the Mall of America? That does seem pretty stupid. I’ll probably head to the mall, BUT I think I’ll just drive the whole way.

I think I’m going to make it a mission to find Hugh’s new book. I barely heard his show all week, but it seems that he is doing nothing but talking about it. It will probably be tough to find since it is about making America red and bookstores hate that kind of stuff. Plus chances are the guy is probably only selling it through Amazon, so he can up his stock divdend from them.

So, where will RF find Hugh’s book?

More importantly, do you care?

Update:

I’ve got it. It didn’t seem like much of a mission though. It was unpleasant at the MOA though. Spring break week. Oops! Lots of teens and strollers to dodge.

Anyways, once I finally found the Barnes & Noble, there it was. Right on the front display as I walked in the door. Painting the Map Red.

This guy must be in town. Right in front of the door? In plain sight? In a Twin Cities book store? I bet this guy is canvassing the Nation moving his books arround.

Well, I am not going to work today. I just don’t want to go deal with the stuff there. I got enough of my own problems to deal with today. And I really just need to go do something different to get my mind off stuff that has hjappened.

So, what the hell should I do today?

I was thinking of picking up a case of sandpaper and heading down to the state capital to sand off some truth with Dean Johnson.

I was thinking it may be one of those Mall of America days. Just someplace to go so you don’t have to be alone.

I’ll of course pop in to see my grandma.

the bar. Yeah, probably will end up there sooner rather than later.

I’ll try to keep a liveblog going of the day, but I make no promises. Actually, I’d rather not. Maybe you’ll see a recap later. Who knows?
What the hell can I do today? I’m going to go lay back down, but eventually I’ll need somewhere to go. Where? Any suggestions?
I need something to do for my sanity.

Have you ever woke up one morning wishing that everything that you remember happening the night before didn’t really happen? Me too. Too bad that didn’t happen this monring. Despite the large quantity of Jack Daniels.
I had a bad evening last night. I may not be in the best frame of mind to post today, so we’ll just have to see how the day goes. It is definately a cranky day.
I think in it is safe to say that my life kinda feels like it sucks, and you should all be glad you have your own. Things will change, I will soon forget all about last night, but I wish I didn’t have to! 

I may unleash the pent up RF hate /sadness/disappointment on someone, or I may just want to go back home and crawl in bed, and hope everything is different next morning.

In general, I am in one of those life sucks moods today.

I’ll miss what we had.

I just got home to a letter in the mail from Rep. Phil Krinkie to Sen. Michele Bachmann which was CC’ed to 6th CD Delegates and Alternates, which I am one of. I don’t have time to transcribe it, so here is a quick summary.

Krinkie is claiming Bachmann is distributing false Campaign literature and that she is making false claims in her campaign speeches.

The false claim you have repeatedly made is that you have the highest ranking from the Taxpayer’s League of MN from 2000 through 2004. This claim is patently false.

Krinkie points to the TPL website and official scorecard, and his consistent 100% rating from the group.

Your most recent literature, handed out at the BPOU conventions last weekend, states that my average is 95%. this is false and you need to stop repeating it.

You first made this claim on in a radio interview on Feb, 18th on the Patriot Radio Show. You are now repeating it in your campaign speeches and in your literature.
Since this is a campaign between Republicans, I would respectfully ask that you destroy any literature with this false claim and cease from repeating it in your speeches. Your quick action will prevent us from having to pursue legal action.

I was so afraid of this stuff happening in this race. More evidence of the cannibalism is seen over at MPR’s Polinaut, where Knoblach is attacking Krinkie over a vote on Crimnet in a lit piece.

I know I shouldn’t post this stuff, but I am doing so only to stop this crap. I know it is politics as usual and I am not picking sides in the fight, except for that of the Delegates who want an honest and fair race. We are all Republicans, and in the end, we have to work together to defeat the Democrats. I would ask that all the Campaigns stop this, and stop the smear campaigning, and run on their strong points. All that is happening is alienation of Republicans and of swing voters who see a family feud brewing.

These are my own personal views! Check the disclaimer at the top.

I have another busy day here. Day-long Seminar, and then a meeting tonight, with just enough time in between to traverse the Twin Cities, so I’m doubtful you’ll see much here today.

I’m getting really sick of my schedule right now, and I really hope some day very soon, I can have a night of fun and laughter with someone. It has been far too long. I could really use one of those nights for my sanity. (hint, I miss you)

So I won’t be making it to Keegs, again. I’m betting the scores have been a few points higher with out me there.

It has been a while since I’ve done this, but I can’t sleep tonight. I really should be sleeping, I have a boring work seminar tomorrow, and I don’t want to sleep through it.

I’ve decided aginst publishing my opinion in the matter, so I leave it up to you. I’ve created a poll and put it in the sidebar. Who would you vote for in the 6th CD Republican Endorsement battle?

So has anyone else ever been bitched out in front of the entire office by the boss for not pulling your own weight? I’m sure most of us have been called out in front of our coworkers.

But how many people have had it done on the internet?

And then has your boss put out a search for your replacement in the same breath?

Jeez Gary.

I think I’ve just been fired.