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Trump’s tariffs could spark trade war that will cost many Americans
A trade war will leave losers all across the United States, including here in Minnesota. ...
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Henry Hazlitt: For True Tax Reform
Economists are often having the same debates today as they were at some time in the past. Here, in Newsweek from this day in 1963, the great economic writer Henry Hazlitt makes some very contemporary ...
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Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/13/17
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota....
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Millennials are ignorant of history. They also like socialism. Coincidence?
New figures indicate that two thirds of Millennials had never heard of Auschwitz and nearly a quarter had not heard of the Holocaust. Figures also suggest that Millennials are the only age group in Am...
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Minnesota needs fewer rules and fees to solve its affordable housing problem, not more government spending
The 'affordable housing crisis' in Minnesota is a creation of state and local government. The solution is not to have them intervene more, as Governor Dayton proposes to do with his proposal to spend ...
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