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Minnesota’s policymakers should abolish our estate tax.

Minnesota’s spending is already historically high.

Center of the American Experiment this week released their latest economic report titled Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit, providing a roadmap for Governor Walz and the legislature to follow while closing a $1.2…

Minnesota has the fifth highest top rate of state personal income tax in the United States, our state’s lowest personal income tax rate is higher than the highest rate in 25…

Today we release our new report which explains why spending cuts, not tax hikes, should close Minnesota's budget deficit.

With the presumptive win of Joe Biden to the presidency, it make sense to what the future will look like for our country over the next four years. Unfortunately, when…

If the goal is helping the neediest during a global pandemic, raising taxes is the last thing Minnesota legislators should try when they convene in January.

The purpose of taxation is not to bash the rich but to raise revenue to pay for government functions. Minnesota's estate tax, by costing the state government revenue, actually makes…

Liberals will not relinquish their taste of power.

Since the fourth quarter of 2019, GDP has fallen by 10.1% nationally and by 10.6% in Minnesota, making us the 32nd worst hit state. 

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Micheal Shellenberger, a man who has spent thirty years of his life as an environmental activist, testified in front of the House Select Committee on…

Most of the conservatives I know strongly believe in limited a government that is primarily focused on enforcing contracts and maintaining law and order. As a result, many conservatives care…

Minnesotans are already some of the most heavily taxed citizens in the U.S. and the state government is already spending record amounts of money per resident. The forecast budget deficit…

A state government can influence the state's macroeconomic performance in two areas: fiscal policy (taxes and spending) and regulatory policy. 

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.

The purpose of taxation is not to bash the rich but to raise revenue to pay for government functions. Minnesota should repeal its estate tax.

Texas, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia had the fastest growing populations in 2019. We might not be able to compete with some of these states in terms of the…

The purpose of tax is to raise money to pay for government functions. On this score, Minnesota's estate tax is a loser and it should be repealed. 

Cases of labor union leaders violating the trust of the members they claim to represent is a persistent problem that unions refuse to address. Here is a summer wrap up…

Yesterday I wrote about how oil, not wind and solar, is the most important source of energy for our military. Today I’d like to delve deeper into the electricity sector…

America has the strongest military might in the world. We have 3,476 tactical aircraft, 760 attack helicopters, 637 unmanned drones, 157 bombers, 2,831 tanks, 93 cruisers, destroyers, and frigates, 10…

Looks like adding solar to the grid isn’t helping in Hawaii, after a blackout caused by a severed electric cable caused the natural gas generator to go offline. According to the Honolulu…

The Little Sisters of the Poor is an international organization of Catholic nuns. Founded in the 19th Century, its mission is to care for the impoverished elderly. Its nuns take…

When it comes to tax rates, Minnesota's Democrats seem to be animated by the spirit of The Wolf of Wall Street's Mark Hanna; "Gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie…