a serious question (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington: home, taxes, living in)

[MNNative]

Originally Posted by Slig

I work in Eagan right now with a 4 mile commute. It will increase to 7 miles when I move to Minneapolis but the amount of time it will take will be the same since I'll be going against traffic. Plus I'll be WAY closer too school and pretty much everything else.

Regardless of time, but in keeping with the topic of this thread, because your distance increases doesn't that mean you will ultimately pay more for gas?

Sorry, I had to go there.

[Slig]

Stop and go traffic on Pilot Knob every morning hardly did my car any fuel economy justice. I'm confident that getting out of Eagan will have few disadvantages.

[MNNative]

Originally Posted by Slig

Stop and go traffic on Pilot Knob every morning hardly did my car any fuel economy justice. I'm confident that getting out of Eagan will have few disadvantages.

Touché.

I really didn't mean to pick on you, btw.

[Slig]

no offense taken.

[Minnehahapolitan]

Originally Posted by Simple Living

I disagree with the comment about Republicans complaining. Minneapolis is full of staunch Democrats and I hear them complaining, too. So, I don't think it's a party issue.

But it is. Those staunch Minneapolis liberals complain, and then they go to the polls and elect people who raise their taxes. They take steps to remedy their problem.
Republicans are under the pecuilar illusion that they can have billion dollar road projects without raising gas and sales taxes. It isn't complaining that is the problem (everyone does that); it is the fact that half these cities do nothing in response to their problems.

[Simple Living]

Originally Posted by Minnehahapolitan

But it is. Those staunch Minneapolis liberals complain, and then they go to the polls and elect people who raise their taxes. They take steps to remedy their problem.
Republicans are under the pecuilar illusion that they can have billion dollar road projects without raising gas and sales taxes. It isn't complaining that is the problem (everyone does that); it is the fact that half these cities do nothing in response to their problems.

You can't blame high gas prices on Republicans. That's just ridiculous. The blame lies squarely on greedy oil companies gouging consumers to make billions on the backs of hard working citizens.

[What!]

Originally Posted by nick is rulz

oh I forgot to add:

Generally they drive SUVs as well.

Yep. Or they drive those huge trucks.

I also wanna know where are all these suburban soccer moms going when they bear down on my tail when I'm in Dakota County. Are they that late for the PTA meeting?

[Minnehahapolitan]

Originally Posted by Simple Living

You can't blame high gas prices on Republicans. That's just ridiculous. The blame lies squarely on greedy oil companies gouging consumers to make billions on the backs of hard working citizens.

Re-read what I wrote. China and India are why we have high gas prices. The reason why roads are congested is because people of a certain political leaning choose not to support increased transit and road spending.

[RUINER_SR4]

Because people love to complain about everything they possibly can, and traffic/drive time/distance is super easy to complain about...much like the weather is. My response is always "move closer to the city then!" And they say something like "I don't want to live so close to downtown!" Choose your poison then and quit complaining about it! Duh. Sorry for the tangent...but I agree with you it's frustrating at the least.

I live in Chan because I don't want to live so close to downtown, which is where I work. I allow an hour to get to work in the morning, I knew this when I bought the house so I know I have NO reason to complain. I have also discovered THE BUS which I wish a lot of these folks would consider because it is AWESOME.


Maybe a lot of this was pointless But I can't stand complainers.


Brian.

[nick is rulz]

kudos to bussing downtown. every suburbanite I know who works downtown and does it absolutely loves it and wouldnt drive even if they had free parking.