Signs Of The Alpaca Lips

The sun rose, blue, in the south.

A v-shaped formation of pigs descended onto a lake near my office.

And MPR’s “Poligraph” actually out-and-out called Mark Dayton “misleading“:

It’s true that the legislature passed and Dayton signed $508 million in tax relief this session, and that the bill will benefit a wide swath of Minnesotans.

However, to say that these tax cuts are new is a bit of a stretch. Nearly half come from making sure Minnesota’s tax rules match federal tax rules. And in part, there won’t be a lapse in those tax benefits.

Another large part of the bill comes from repealing sales taxes that were put into law only a year ago, one of which hadn’t even kicked in yet.

Finally, it’s important to note that Dayton and the DFL legislature raised taxes last year, too, to the tune of $2.1 billion. That means Minnesotans will still be paying more than they used to, though some will be paying less.

Dayton’s claim leans toward misleading.

In the same sense that Michael Jackson “leaned toward” weird.

But let’s not split hairs.  It’s MPR, actually coming out and saying Dayton’s “tax cut” claim is BS.

Never thought I’d see it.

 

3 thoughts on “Signs Of The Alpaca Lips

  1. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked. for letting the truth out into the open.

  2. Media bias at election time? Nonsense. Don’t you remember how we savaged the Governor in April over his tax cuts? That proves we’re fair and balanced. Now we can bag on Republicans the other 364 days of the year.

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