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Phyllis Kahn

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Phyllis Kahn, a DFLer, is the state representative from House District 59B in Minneapolis.

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Jul 18, 2011
A reasonable reading of the following 34 brief essays in American Experiment’s newest symposium—What Governmental Services and Benefits Are You Personally Willing to Give Up?—suggests that more Americans than generally assumed may be seriously willing to sacrifice when it comes to major entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare. In the interest of balancing the nation’s skewed books, the columns similarly suggest that more people than routinely thought may be willing to forgo various exemptions and other tax breaks, including near-sacred deductions on home mortgage payments.
Jul 13, 2011
It is always a bit of a challenge for me to write for Center of the American Experiment, as my basic political positions are considerably to its left. However, if we are to solve Minnesota’s problems, we probably need ideas from all parts of the political spectrum.