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By Gary Gross, on May 21st, 2013
With Minnesota’s 2013 legislative session in the books, it’s time to total up the DFL’s damage to Minnesota’s economy. The tax increases will hurt Minnesota’s economy the most are the business-to-business sales taxes on warehousing and telecommunications. The warehouse tax has been tried in several states, including Massachusetts. It’s been quickly repealed because it does [...] . . . → Read More: Time to total up the DFL’s damage
By Gary Gross, on May 18th, 2013
This article is fantastic news for Minnesotans: DFL legislative leaders say plans to raise the gas tax for road projects and a metrowide sales tax for transit projects are dead for the year. “I would say they’re probably both dead,” said DFL Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk. Senate leaders have been pushing to increase the [...] . . . → Read More: Gas tax increase dead in the water
By Gary Gross, on May 18th, 2013
This article is fantastic news for Minnesotans: DFL legislative leaders say plans to raise the gas tax for road projects and a metrowide sales tax for transit projects are dead for the year. “I would say they’re probably both dead,” said DFL Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk. Senate leaders have been pushing to increase the [...] . . . → Read More: Gas tax increase dead in the water
By Gary Gross, on May 1st, 2013
This Tribune op-ed highlights the tax increases being imposed on Minnesotans. Here’s a glimpse: The tax plans and budget proposals that’ll be debated and hammered together in St. Paul in the coming weeks do include healthy tax hikes on wealthy Minnesotans. But they also include taxes and fees every one of us will pay, no [...] . . . → Read More: The Tribune blows the whistle on Dayton/DFL tax increases
By Gary Gross, on April 30th, 2013
In March of 2011, Sen. Bakk hinted that Republicans didn’t have the sufficient experience to run the Senate. Yesterday, the DFL-controlled Senate laid the biggest egg in Minnesota legislative history: There were a few hiccups along the way but the Minnesota Senate voted for a tax bill that raises income taxes on top earners, increases [...] . . . → Read More: Keystone Cops, Senate de-Bakk-le edition
By Gary Gross, on April 30th, 2013
This statement on Workday Minnesota’s website is spin. Take this statement: MAPE, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, and AFSCME Council 5 denounced the corporate-backed “United for Jobs” initiative as a misleading and deceptive paid advertising campaign. The ads target Governor Mark Dayton’s proposal to raise more revenue for public services by raising taxes on [...] . . . → Read More: MAPE, AFSCME know about deceptive and misleading ads
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