Back in August, Minnesota's Department of Health put out a video saying: "There is no return to normal, but, going forward, we will return to something more”
This is while other states are reducing their corporate income tax rates.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
What is fair when it comes to taxes is hard to strictly define and probably fluctuates from person to person. However, the most recent data shows that in 2018, not…
AKA Do the Vikings lose because of Minnesota's high taxes?
At the same time, Biden administration must ensure that unemployment-payment increases are only temporary and can nix altogether the $15 federal minimum wage.
If people don't like policy in this state, they will relocate their activity to other states.
According to Gov. Tim Walz, taxes on cigarettes are okay because they reduce smoking. But by his own logic, taxes on income should also have a deterrent effect on economically…
Gov. Walz' budget would increase taxes and fees for pretty much everybody.
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, which puts on the Birkie ski and trail events in northwestern Wisconsin, recently announced it is severing its sponsorship relationship with Enbridge Energy after members…
As we explained in our recent report “Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why we should make spending cuts and not raise taxes,” Gov. Walz' proposals are absurd for five main reasons.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Covid-19 non-ICU hospitalizations are also down, by 71% from their late November peak.
If you support high taxes, fine, argue in their favor. But be honest about what it is you are proposing. Don't cook up bizarre irrelevancies intended to cloud the reality.
The Department of Revenue found that 46% of the burden of corporate tax hikes falls on Minnesota's consumers in the form of higher prices and 27% falls on our state's…
Gov. Walz's proposed tax hikes would be a bad idea. Here's why.
A. A scholarly report from Center of the American Experiment points out we are already the 5th highest taxed state, tax increases won’t produce revenue increases, and tax hikes will…
Gov. Walz is demanding 'fair shares' of Minnesotan's incomes. How do you define 'fair'?
Why do people do things social scientists think they shouldn't?
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Covid-19 non-ICU hospitalizations are also down, by 67% from their late November peak.
Minneapolis is too important to leave in the hands of its own elected officials.
Sensible policy will come from weighing the costs of policy actions against the benefits. Too often during this pandemic, policymakers have oversold the benefits and downplayed the costs.
Minnesota's record low flu season continues. Either the number of people suffering with seasonal flu isn't down - or at least isn't down by that much - but they are…