The neediest among us

According to today's Star Tribune, there are 62% more Minnesotans living in serious poverty then there were in 2000. That is a greater spike then any other state. To be considered in serious poverty, you are an adult that makes under $10,000 a year. Minnesota, through the result of slashing funding for shelters that house battered women, and cuts to the environment, have a 2007-2008 budget with a 2.1 billion dollar budget. To me some serious thought must go into helping those among us who are the most neediest. Whether it be the addition of more collegiate scholarships to needy children who wish to get an education, more affordable health care, more of a tax refund for the neediest, et cetera. Something must be done to stop the bleeding. In a time when the stock market is at a record high and there are more billionaires (922) in the world then ever before, those with, must be more generous to those without. I have several libertarian aspects to my political thought process but not when it comes to taking care of our less fortunate brothers and sisters. I am pleading with Governor Pawlenty to stop campaigning with Senator McCain and start focusing on his constituents who need him the most.