Frank Reflections: “”¦be taxed on what you burn, not on what you earn.”

By Frank Erickson

This is puzzling”“liberals who believe climate change is real, have the same energy consuming lifestyles as climate change deniers; what good is a belief if you do not act on it?

Based on actions alone, how could you tell the difference between a liberal Democrat who believes climate change is real and a climate change denier”“let”'s see, they both drive their cars all over the place, fly in airplanes, have air conditioning, nothing sucks more power (check your electric bill) from the power plants than air conditioning. And power plants are the number one cause of climate change. Automobiles are number two.

A Democrat will say, “climate change is just terrible,” yes, it is, and so are you because you are that climate change.

Well, I”'ve just gone beyond being a blowhard. I”'ll let Al Gore get the last word”¦I think. “You should be taxed on what you burn, not what you earn.” Oh! Oh! So profound, that would really help clean things up, tax the hell out of what we burn, that”'ll make us all think twice before cranking up the a/c or driving to Yellowstone. Believing climate change is real is not enough.

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The State Candidates with Your Interests at Heart

By Donna Pususta Neste

In September”'s issue of the Alley I wrote about getting yourself to the voting booth in November because the Democratic candidates who protect Federally funded programs that are important to the people of Phillips Neighborhood need your vote. In this month”'s issue I would like to address the importance of voting for the candidates who are running on the state level who are concerned about you.

First I would like to compare Minnesota to our neighboring state of Wisconsin, whose state legislature, is controlled by the Republicans; House, Senate and Governor. Minnesota”'s State Legislature is controlled by the Democrats; House, Senate and Governor. Wisconsin”'s unemployment rate is 5.8%. Minnesota”'s unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the nation at 4.5%. In Wisconsin 12.5% of its population lives below the poverty line, while in Minnesota 11.2% live below the poverty line.

I recently saw a news program with a blurb about the top five cities people are moving to despite the weather. Minneapolis was in that top five. The reason given is the job opportunities. The fact that we have a relatively healthy economy despite the sand-bagging of the Republicans on the Federal level is no accident.… Read the rest “The State Candidates with Your Interests at Heart”