Today we launch the third of our new Policy Briefings: ‘Abolish Minnesota’s estate tax.’ Minnesota imposes heavy estate taxes. We are one of 12 states and the District of Columbia…
Last week, we released our new paper ‘The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020‘. In it, we argued that Minnesota’s economy is being held back by its excessively high taxes. Chief…
Yesterday, I testified in the House Committee on Taxes in opposition to HF 1689, a bill brought by Rep. Aisha Gomez (DFL) which would abolish the ‘stepped up’ basis of…
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…
How far would you go to avoid inheritance tax?
Taxes are not the only reason people move, but they are a factor. It is imperative state government policy tilts the table in Minnesota’s favor.
All too often, the same legislators who raise taxes to discourage some behavior fail to apply this logic to other taxes. At the capitol this week, Rep. Lesch was a…
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