WSJ Article (Click Here) What State are they talking about? Connecticut? They’re pikers contrasted to the great state of 10,000 taxes. Minnesota just didn’t raise individual income taxes a tiny bit to 6.99% like Connecticut; Minnesota enacted the new top Edina tax rate of 9.85%–a 25% increase in 2013! That’s almost 50% more than the Read More…
Trump December 15 Business Empire Decision
Here is our latest OOTLP (Out on the Limb Prediction). Trump December 15 Business Empire Decision Much has been made of what will the President-elect decide to do with his business holdings. All sorts of legal and other views have been offered in the media as to how best to handle the divesting of the Read More…
Minnesota Focus Elections – 2016
The Real Prize… The Minnesota State Senate Some months or a year or so ago, your Gopher State Politics Institute pointed out that the most important project for the GOP was taking the Minnesota State Senate. The voters agreed and the Republicans took the Senate by one seat. A majority is a majority. This will Read More…
Message to Senator Bernie Sanders: You’re a Phony; You’re Not a Real Leader
Like it or not, one has to evaluate the behavior and actions of Senator Sanders topped off by his soft interview Thursday November 10, 2016 on CNN. We regretfully came to the conclusion that he will not stand up there and tell his supporters of the liberal, progressive, socialistic movement to man up and knock Read More…
Brexit, EU and the Met Council
Brexit, EU, and the Met Council…a parallel—the Metropolitan Council and the European Union. A call for freedom and democracy in Minnesota. Wow! What a shocker, the Brits voted to leave the European Union. This is a message to the world that they are a sovereign country, a democratic country and that the voice of the Read More…
Wake up Minnesota… Don’t follow Connecticut!
Interesting Op-Ed by Peter J. Nelson of the Center of the American Experiment. Minnesota, Please take note…. Connecticut has it all wrong. Minnesota Tax Plan Jeopardizes Its Health St. Cloud Times – Op-Ed Bob Smith, 3rd