Issues

Taxes and Migration

October 21, 2021

Abolish Minnesota’s estate tax

August 2, 2021

Tobacco Taxes: High cost, little benefit

May 11, 2021

Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit

November 30, 2020

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New report: Minnesotans on the move to lower tax states

Today, we release our new report, ‘Taxes and Migration Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States‘. These are the key points: 1) Minnesota’s population growth is below average Since…

October 21, 2021 by Peter Nelson

Health Care

CBO projects Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill will reduce private health coverage and shift people to government-controlled coverage

Earlier this week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates on the healthcare provisions of the Democrats’ massive spending bill. Altogether the CBO projects these provisions will cost $553 million,…

October 21, 2021 by Peter Nelson

Biden’s Build Back Better agenda would impose the country’s highest tax hike since 1968

Evidence is clear that tax hikes, especially those on income, are very harmful to economic growth since they are more distortionary to productive economic activity than other taxes. Income taxes…

Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda does not cost zero dollars

Trying to pitch the $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending package, President Joe Biden made an outrageous claim that his Build Back Better Agenda costs $0. Of course, there is a price…

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Latest Videos

Presenting the Golden Turkey Nominees!

February 24, 2021

Minnesota’s government wastes a lot of money on silly expenditures!

February 24, 2021

Think About It – Has your income doubled in 10 years? The government’s has!

In just ten years, the Minnesota state budget grew from 14 billion dollars to 26 billion dollars. That’s almost double! Did your income double in the last ten years?

Think About It – Gov. Walz is asking for even higher taxes!

With state government spending at an all-time high, Gov. Tim Walz is asking for even higher taxes to fund his record-setting new budget.

Economy

Minnesota’s Border Battles: Duluth

November 2, 2020

Economist John Phelan is joined by Badger Institute and Tax Foundation for a presentation on how Minnesota compares to its neighbors.

November 2, 2020

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New report: Minnesotans on the move to lower tax states

Today, we release our new report, ‘Taxes and Migration Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States‘. These are the key points: 1) Minnesota’s population growth is below average Since…

October 21, 2021 by Peter Nelson

Taxes and Migration

October 21, 2021

Minnesota’s population growth lags that of the United States. Since the turn of the 21st century, Minnesota has ranked 26th among the fifty states and District of Columbia with population…

October 21, 2021

Health Care

CBO projects Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill will reduce private health coverage and shift people to government-controlled coverage

Biden’s Build Back Better agenda would impose the country’s highest tax hike since 1968

Evidence is clear that tax hikes, especially those on income, are very harmful to economic growth since they are more distortionary to productive economic activity than other taxes. Income taxes…

Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda does not cost zero dollars

Trying to pitch the $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending package, President Joe Biden made an outrageous claim that his Build Back Better Agenda costs $0. Of course, there is a price…