Letter to the Editor, Posted: 7/19/05
TO THE EDITOR:
When Wendy Anderson was governor, we were the ěstate that worked,î we had surpluses, and we were the envy of all other states. Today, under Tim Pawlenty, we are the ěstate that doesnít work,î we have record deficits, and we are the laughing stock of all other states. The problem with Pawlenty is that he is an ideologue that has sold out to big money. Rather than reverse the big tax cuts given to the rich, he proposed to cut eligibility for MinnesotaCare for the working poor. His choice for raising revenues is to increase fees and create more gambling in our state. While he was refusing to adequately fund education, his counter-part in the White House and was spending like there is no tomorrow on a war he started with a lie, where more than 1,700 American soldiers have died, and the only outcome to date is more terrorism and more anti-American feelings around the world. Lets see what Pawlenty has accomplished: more guns on the street, more teachers laid off, more fees for working people, less people with health insurance, more crime and more prisons. It is time to abandon the failed policies of these Republicans, Bush and Pawlenty.
Robert Walz
North Branch
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