DEFICIT
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Good financial news: State deficit shrinks
By Danielle Killey Minnesotas projected budget deficit for the next two years is lower than expected at $627 million, the Minnesota Management and Budget reported this morning. Legislators and Gov. ...
Posted on 2/28/13 at 10:29 AM
NEW PLATEAUS Hmm, Maybe Canada Really is on Top of the U.S.
When I was a boy, the Cannuck currency was 2/3 that of America's. I remembered the ratio by comparing it to the ratio of kilometers to miles. And though it was still cool to have Canadian coins (money...
Posted on 7/17/12 at 3:26 PM
Alan Oberloh and Bruce Ahlgren, Worthington, Minn., column: State cuts mean local tax hikes, period 
Greater Minnesota cities are cutting their budgets drastically, and many are struggling to provide basic core services such as police and fire protection and road safety measures.
By Alan Oberloh and Bruce Ahlgren , October 11, 2011
Richard Hanson, Grafton, N.D., letter: Obama must revive bipartisan deficit pla
Obama needs to resuscitate this plan and sell it with the passion of Faust bargaining for his soul. If Congress will pass this admittedly flawed bipartisan plan, ours can be an era not of gloom and fear, but hope.
By Richard Hanson , October 01, 2011
Mike Peterson, Grand Forks, letter: D.C. protects the debt-elephant in the room
Here’s a solution: Let’s bring all our troops home worldwide, and let’s stop meddling in the affairs of other countries. This would save us $700 billion in debt.
By Mike Peterson , September 26, 2011
Obama’s deficit plan cuts billions in subsidies to farmers
Plan includes ending direct payments, which have paid nearly $16 billion to Minnesota, N.D. farmers in past 15 yearsIn addition, the president’s plan shrinks federal contributions to crop insurance programs and a land conservation program in the states by tens of millions of dollars per year.
By Jim Spencer , September 22, 2011
Obama debt taming plan would spare Social Security
President Barack Obama is backing away from some deficit reduction proposals he considered during failed summer negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner even as he prepares to unveil a broad plan to tackle the nation's debt with a blend of tax revenue and lower spending on health care programs.
By Jim Kuhnhenn , September 15, 2011
John DiPeri, Sioux Falls, S.D., column: Congress must ‘Express Mail’ help to Postal Service
What the Postal Service needs is access to the money we already have overpaid into our retirement fund.
By John DiPeri , September 13, 2011
Henry Lebak, Bismarck, letter -- Past offers few clues for creating jobs
America is open to any “doable” idea from its membership.
By Henry Lebak , September 12, 2011
$1.3T deficit projected as economy cools
New White House budget projections indicate a 9 percent unemployment rate next year as President Barack Obama tries to win a second term.
By Andrew Taylor , September 01, 2011
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Once upon a time, two tax-and-spend liberals ...
Why did these two tax-and-spend liberals, who consistently campaigned on “taxing the rich,” act out of character and concede on their shared fundamental belief?
By Phil Krinkie , August 12, 2011
Joseph Roberson-Kitzman, Bismarck, letter: Berg must be part of solution on debt
Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D., ran his campaign on the simple premise that rather than “going D.C.,” he would take the North Dakota way to Washington.
Now is his chance.
By Joseph Roberson-Kitzman , August 01, 2011
Grant Hauschild, Fargo, letter: Hoeven, Berg should support ‘Gang of Six’
The more Americans demand compromise and show they’re willing to accept sacrifices, the more likely we’ll see the “Gang of Six” plan passed and our country put back on strong financial footing.
By Grant Hauschild , July 29, 2011
White House threatens to veto Boehner's House plan
Thwarted by conservatives in his own Republican Party, House Speaker John Boehner scrambled Tuesday to secure enough GOP votes to beat a fast-closing Aug. 2 deadline and stave off the potential financial chaos of the nation's first-ever default.
By Charles Babington , July 26, 2011
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Paul Thissen, St. Paul, column: ‘Beg, borrow and steal’ budget hurts Minnesota
Unfortunately, the Republicans did not lift a finger to support good-paying jobs for middle-class Minnesotans.
By Paul Thissen , July 23, 2011
Don Sollom, Thief River Falls, letter: Once again, rich avoid paying their fair share
How much longer can the state and federal governments afford to kick the can down the road?
By Don Sollom , July 17, 2011
Shirley Bohnsack, Mayville, N.D., letter: For GOP, it’s about party, not country
Republican congressmen, including North Dakota’s own Rick Berg, continue to repeat their party’s rhetoric that America has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. In reality, encouraging jobs tops decreasing the deficit in public opinion polls.
By Shirley Bohnsack , July 16, 2011
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