It may not be in the same league as the Golden Turkey award-winning $7.2 million Goose Creek Rest Stop recently recognized for wasteful spending by American Experiment and its supporters.…
In May 2013, the Minnesota legislature voted to create a new income tax rate for top earners of 9.85 percent, 2 percentage points above the prior top rate. Gov. Dayton…
Despite evidence showing how detrimental high taxes are to economic growth, Gov. Walz is calling for tax hikes. What’s more surprising? He is not the only one. A bill was…
This op ed appeared in the Duluth News Tribune on March 20th, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has played havoc with Minnesota’s state finances. Late last year, Minnesota Management and Budget…
Sooner or later, the not-so-rich Minnesotans will have to pick up the tab for all the increased spending being proposed when the rich leave or find ways to reduce their…
When Gov. Walz unveiled his proposed budget for the 2022-2023 biennium in January, I wrote that the proposals were “horrible.” Yesterday, he unveiled a revised two-year budget taking into account…
When I write about Minnesota’s high tax burden, I often get one of two responses. One is to say that the measure I’m using is wrong and that our taxes…
Lawmakers should keep in mind that Minnesota's childcare woes predate COVID-19 and are chiefly a result of overregulation.
The Irish government knew that one way to get people to consume fewer plastic bags was to tax them.
An extravagant state rest stop received the second Golden Turkey award for wasteful spending.
Yesterday, my colleague Bill Walsh asked: “Are state tax cuts possible with new federal stimulus bill?” Senate amendments to the American Rescue Plan Act prohibit the use of any of the $350 billion in…
Gov. Tim Walz will release a revised budget this week, reacting to the updated state budget forecast that changed its outlook from a $1.3 billion deficit to a $1.6 billion…
On Wednesday, a Minnesota House division approved a bill that would raise taxes on cigarettes, cigars, and tobacco products. Indeed, if it becomes law, this bill would increase the tax…
On Wednesday, the United States Congress approved ‘The American Rescue Plan.’ The bill is, purportedly, intended to help people suffering from the economic effects of Covid-19 and federal and state…
Minnesotans hand over a considerable chunk of their hard earned money to various levels of government: federal, state, and local. In 2020, Minnesota Management and Budget estimated that state and…
Cigarette taxes are already so high in Minnesota. Raising them further will do very little to reduce smoking. However, it will make cigarette smuggling even more profitable.
There is no good reason for the Minnesota government to demand more of taxpayers' money in light of the projected budget surplus.
Good News/Bad News in Budget Forecast The state released the February budget forecast Friday, setting the stage for negotiations on the next two-year budget. The good news? The forecast predicts…
“Think about it” statewide radio and digital ads will challenge Walz budget, COVID decisions Center of the American Experiment this week launched a statewide radio and digital ad campaign titled…
Somebody should watch how they’re spending our money. Somebody is.
Does this mean they are taxed too heavily?
The problem is not that Minnesota's politicians don't get enough of your money to spend, it is that they spend the huge amount they do get badly.
A new forecast for 2022-2023 is due later this month and there is pretty widespread agreement that it will see the forecast $1.3 billion deficit disappear. If it does vanish,…
This is while other states are reducing their corporate income tax rates.