Sometimes a street car is just a street…. Ok plain waste of money

The relationship between the Mayor and the “silly” council is sort of like that cartoon of the guy with the puppy. The little puppy follows the guy around everywhere jumping, barking, and running around in circles. That puppy follows the man blindly everywhere he goes, even if it’s over a cliff. The Mayor said he harkens back to the good old streetcar days in Minneapolis, and the puppy follows right behind him creating plans to make it happen. Good grief Mayor and Council Members don’t we have better things to do with our time and resources? How about spending a bit more wisely to give the taxpayers a break. The council is all for that as long as they get to control the money from NRP. The key word there is control! Have you ever heard of the city government sun setting or rolling back taxes? I’ve not! How about making sure that the cops are getting enough funding to staff up to the needed levels to maybe prevent a murder like the one yesterday. Maybe if you elected officials acted like representatives for once and didn’t spend your way through everything in sight you’d be able to keep your own library house in order and not require a county bailout. Maybe if you would learn economics 101 you wouldn’t have pension funding problems.
Instead of funding all the projects on the planet you wouldn’t have to raise taxes and fees on the residents and business owners. I hate to keep writing on this topic all of the time, but the spending habits of the drunken sailors known as the city council is at the very foundation of the city woes.

Over the last few years we have heard from various publications how great Minneapolis is, and what an affordable place to live it is. The key points missing from these ratings are the facts.
Fact: Anything called affordable housing has some government backing to it. Folks that means it costs us taxpayers more.
Fact: The school district is very poor and has little true hope for the type of improvement needed. Folks that means that costs you and your kids.
Fact: Minnesota is one of the highest taxed states in the country, and Minneapolis the highest taxed identity within it. Folks that means you Minneapolisites are the highest taxed.
Summary: Cost of living is high, schools stink, crime is high, and businesses are leaving. At least we will have streetcars and garden rooftops.