And boy, did he give ’em what-for<\/a>!<\/p>\n Gov. Dayton told a stunned luncheon audience that Minnesota is among the best places for business in the country, contrary to the Chamber\u2019s message.<\/p>\n He said government spending is right in the middle, and that the state\u2019s tax rank is dropping.<\/p>\n Dayton said he never heard the same criticism when Republican Tim Pawlenty was governor for eight years, and he asked his staff to investigate.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd we could not find a single instance of the chamber calling for spending reforms during those eight years,\u201d Dayton said. \u201cEvidently, in your view, spending reform is needed only when a Democrat is governor.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n A couple of observations:<\/p>\n Gov. Dayton told a stunned luncheon audience that Minnesota is among the best places for business in the country, contrary to the Chamber\u2019s message.<\/p>\n He said government spending is right in the middle, and that the state\u2019s tax rank is dropping.<\/p>\n Dayton said he never heard the same criticism when Republican Tim Pawlenty was governor for eight years, and he asked his staff to investigate.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DaytonDustbowl.jpg\" "\\"DaytonDustbowl\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nMessinger<\/del>\u00a0Dayton also said he was sticking firm to his promise to hike taxes on “the rich” (meaning “successful entrepreneurs and professionals who didn’t have the foresight or the fiscal and legal clout to move their money to dynasty trusts in South Dakota”, as opposed to, say, him).<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\u00a0for spending reforms during those eight years,\u201d Dayton said. \u201cEvidently, in your view, spending reform is needed only when a Democrat is governor.\u201d<\/p>\n