"How are you doing? That depends - which 'me' are you talking too?"
If you ever wanted to dive deep into the weeds and learn about something which is so "out there" it will make your head spin, try reading up on quantum physics, "sting theories" and the multiverse. Simply said, we are not alone in the cosmos. Not by aliens so to speak, but other "us". Yes there are infinite numbers of "us" floating around in the cosmos, living in parallel universes that looks (but may not act) just like this one. Okay, I have a headache now.
Let us pretend for a minute this theory is true. In one alternate universe, Mark Dayton is still the Governor of Minnesota. Only in this one, he is more normal and a Republican. It was recently announced the State of Minnesota has a billion dollar surplus. In this universe, the surplus is caused by allowing state businesses to maximize productivity by not having the boot of heavy regulation on their neck. It is certainly NOT from people being overtaxed!
The "other" Mark Dayton has a big decision to make - should he cut taxes (again) and give the surplus back to the people, or should he continue to build more roads in Minnesota to further ease congestion. Both are winners with the people. This explains why the "other" Mark Dayton has a popularity index in the high 80 percentile.
Back to reality as we live in a universe and not a multiverse. We have only one Mark Dayton. He looks at tax cuts the same way a vampire looks at a cross. In our universe, we do have a billion dollar surplus. It is not by letting state businesses "go to town by reducing regulations" - we have a surplus due to people being over taxed.
Let us pretend for a moment the billion dollars was a deficit rather than a surplus. Do you think for a minute Mark Dayton or the DFL would want programs cut to balance the budget? That is a big "heck no!" We would need to raise taxes, and do it now! And while we are at it, what about our antiquated gas tax? We need to raise that tax also, as more bike trails are needed in the metro area as well as the north woods.
No the REALITY is simply this - we have a big surplus and I don't think the taxpayers will ever see a dime of it. We will get all day Pre-K, and a bunch of non-sense programs like that. As far as our crumbling roads are concerned, forget about it. We are all in for Thrive 2040, so we need to get everyone out of their cars and into choo-choo trains and bikes anyway. Cars and roads? They are soooo yesterday!
To quote one of our area's finest radio personalities, "Thanks a lot Mark Dayton! Thanks for nothing!"
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