Minneapolis, St. Paul raise property taxes to 'solve' their spending problem

p> you're looking for a portrait in irresponsible sppending, Minneapolis and St. Paul shine brightly in a sea of red ink. This mismanagement isn't new. This 2009 MPR article highlights the fight between then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty and then-Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. MPR reported "Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak today felt the need to respond to Governor Pawlenty's criticisms of a plan to install ten drinking fountains designed by artists, costing a total of $500,000." That's $50,000 per "artistic" fountain.

At the time, I wrote about those fountains. If I recall correctly, Minneapolis could've purchased 5 standard drinking fountains for a total of $60,000. Minneapolis has been spending taxpayers' money foolishly for 20 years.

The point is that these types of foolish spending habits will catch up with people. According to this Alpha News article, "Mayor Jacob Frey proposed raising the city’s property tax levy by 11.3% and cutting 100 city jobs as part of his 2027 budget address. The layoffs and tax increase would help tackle a $60 million budget shortfall the city is facing." That article also reports "St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her proposed a 6.8% property tax levy increase and layoffs to “supervisory” positions in the city police department to address a $26 million budget shortfall. Her’s proposal was made in a Thursday budget address." In this video, Minneapolis DFL Mayor insisted "We've made hard decisions and this budget reflects it":

That's laughable. This is your typical redistributionist, no-growth budget. If Frey changed economic models from a socialist budget model to apro-growth capitalist model that eliminates rent control, fostered innovattion and productivity and kept spending under control, he wouldn't be facing this crisis. While his policies aren't as extreme as those preferred by the DSA, it's still untethered from economic reality.

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