Betting Against a Budget: MN GOP takes March Madness-style bets on government shutdown

• Mark Dayton will get pressure from the Union Members when they realize that the state will not have the money to pay them for the time off from the shut down! Mark Dayton is a putz. he was not elected but forced on us by manufactured votes from Illegal Democrat actions. Mark Dayton veto's the voter bill even though 83% of minnesota were in favor. He knows he is a corrupt politician.

• No big deal, especially compared to things like blatant corruption in the case of Rangel, or Sanford and his Appalachian hikes (I wonder if he still goes...?)

• Wow. You seriously don't get what the controversy is about? You have to be kidding. The people who are in charge of avoiding a shutdown are betting on whether or not it will happen. It's called a conflict of interest. It creates the potential that multiple people will rig the "game" (shutdown or no shutdown) to win the pool. Also, Dayton did not send out the layoff notices. The unions did. The union contracts mandate it. Dayton had nothing to do with it. I'm sorry that simple logic seems to elude you.

• Right!  Exactly like Dayton is using the 'my way or the highway' routine. Republicans made campaign promises to "not raise taxes" Dayton made campaign promises to "tax the rich" This is the deadlock. Dayton is failing to "compromise" on his campaign promise to "tax the rich". It would take dozens of people to "compromise" in the Republicans field to get a deal. It would ONLY TAKE ONE (being Mark Dayton) for the Democrats to get a deal. One selfish desire by a single person trying to uphold campaign promises. What would be easier to achieve and keep them "poor disenfranchised public employees" employed? Changing the minds of many, or the mind of one?  Expecially when he also promised NOT to let the government shut down before the election. Hey Greg here is a good acronym for ya The DFL -  "Dumb Fuck League" They do view themselves as "superheros" right?

• Right!   I worked under AFSCME for 6 years.  One of my everyday co-workers was a union steward.  I got out from under that ceiling because I knew it was going to fall eventually.  Simple HS mathematics is all it takes to see it.  They had been, and continued to promise "stuff" that they couldn't provide.  AFSCME pension is going broke...

• ARGGGGGH FACTS.    Facts have such a liberal bias.  I like Kirk's idea that its all Mark Dayton's fault. 

• the Gov Didn't allow a shutdown,, the GOP ( grand ol' pricks ) forced a shutdown,,using the 'my way or the highway' routine. When I was in union biz,, this was called 'Not bargaining in good faith', and we could be removed fron the negotiation. The GOP is no different, they aren't negotiating,, they are diging in their heels, not negotiating,, and therefore should be removed from the situation.

• Layoff notices had to go out per each union contract.

• Wow.  At least someone thinks it's funny.

• I don't know what all the controversy is about.  Mark Dayton said in a debate with Tom Horner and Tom Emmer last fall: "he would not allow a government shutdown" (as seen on "At Issue" a couple weeks back) And now he has been prematurely sending out layoff notices to state employees. What gives Mark?  Is putting the jobs of state workers in jeopardy entertaining to ya?; Did you intend to hypnotize any opposition with their campaign pledge of "no new taxes"? Or did you intend, to do the more rational solution, by compromise on your tax cuts on the rich pledge? What's with the deadlock Mark? My guess is; he just said whatever little is needed, to get a vote from the ignorant. BTW people, Even with Dayton's tax on the rich, The State of Minnesota's deficit will rise. I encourage all liberals, to institute the democrats approach and understanding of finance, in their personal lives.  You know; When you max out all five credit cards, get another one.   See how that works for you and your family...

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