Joe Loveland stays put. From his open letter to the S.Dak. gov: "I don’t want to live in communities where my uninsured friends, neighbors and family members are living their lives just one runaway blood clot, car accident or metastasized cell away from instant financial and personal ruin. That’s not the kind of community that is attractive to me. "Minnesota’s uninsured rate is shamefully high (about 9%), but it is significantly lower than South Dakota’s (13%). ... "I pay higher taxes than I would in South Dakota. I could move to South Dakota and cut my tax bill. But I understand that you get what you pay for in life, so I’m willing to join with my neighbors in investing in building a healthy, fair and well-educated society for my kids and grandkids. ... "a majority of Minnesotans also support requiring wealthy Minnesotans to pay more in income taxes. So, your insistence on maintaining one of the most millionaire-friendly regressive tax systems is also not a selling point in Minnesota. ... your ultra-conservative low tax/poor services appeal is a turn off, not a selling point. Start investing more in education and health care, and start asking wealthy people to pay their fair share in taxes. Then maybe we can talk." wrywingpolitics/south-dakota-guvs-fiscal-race-to-the-bottom-not-a-selling-point-for-minnesotan-with-dakota-roots/
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:58:24 +0000
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