While we were digging up old posts about how the new head of the Minnesota Medical Association had been a panelist on Congressman Walz's summits in Austin and Owatonna, MacPherson Hall at Minnesota Central was working up a new post for the day: MN-01 : Walz Should Teach a Class in Fiscal Responsibility.
He begins:
Before Congress could have an opportunity to weigh in adding $700 billion to our national debt, they had a vote to add $70 billion for the next year. So how did the self-identified fiscal conservatives - John Kline (R-MN-02) and Michele Bachmann (R-MN-06) – vote ? They voted for it. In opposition were Tim Walz (D-MN-01) and Collin Peterson (D-MN-07). The bill passed by a large majority with only 30 Democrats standing in opposition (or in support of fiscal responsibility.) It was the easy political choice … it wasn’t fiscally prudent but being fiscally prudent won’t get you as many votes if it means that voters might be told by their opponent that the vote would be classified as a tax increase. . . .
Go over and read the rest of the retired accountant and fiscal moderate's fine analysis. Just do it.
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