Quote Originally Posted by ISXBISON View Post
Just ask Charlene Nelson and her traveling circus
She only failed on two things:

1. She showed up with an idea but without an implementation plan. Let Bismarck figure out how to allocate money for culverts in Pembina County and mowing the ditches in Richland County. I mean they're doing a great job with state funded infrastructure improvements in Williams County now ... Closing thought on this "Bismarck will figure it out" problem --> more power to Al Carlson. Oh yeah, gre-e-e-e-eat idea ...

2. Their complaint was too much money going to "Bismarck" (i.e. the State). Uh, folks, property taxes (save for a minor percentage) do not go to "Bismarck". They stay local. I like knowing I can walk to a county commissioner's house or a superintendent of school's house just down the street from mine and ask where the money is going and why. Try that when it all funnels through the State Legislature. If you really wanted to not send as much money to Bismarck they should've recommended elimination of the state income tax.

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