We’d like to put some perspective on how our taxes in Minnesota compare/contrast to nearby states. First, we need to go back to 2013, when a one-party control of the state legislative process enacted a number of anti-business, anti-jobs taxes, and added a new personal income tax bracket that went up 25% from the previous Read More…
The Truth about Opportunity, Taxes, and Wealth in America
On February 21, 2018, The Center of the American Experiment hosted Stephen Moore for a luncheon in Minneapolis using the above heading. Mr. Moore presented three main points or suggestions for Minnesota to the audience. Number One was the concept of a Right to Work state. Number Two was to scrap our individual income tax Read More…
Repatriation… 2018 Minnesota Style Possibilities
Bringing Home The Bacon Our elected officials in the District of Columbia gave us some sort of tax reform or reduction and job creation legislation for a Christmas present. The corporate went to 21% to enable us to compete better internationally. It also provided a repatriation rate for corporate funds parked overseas of a one-time Read More…
What Do Minnesota Taxes Have To Do With A Person’s Dental Care?
That’s a puzzling question. Why should taxes determine where you obtain dentistry? We believe most of us might wonder what role, if any, taxes play in what state you can choose your dentist. The whole idea seems silly. Unfortunately, it is a real issue when it comes to one or two Minnesota taxes. Here is Read More…
Re: State May Be Tapped Out on Taxing Rich (WSJ-May 20, 2017)
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…
Young Minnesota Republicans Attend Center of the American Experiment 2015 Annual Dinner
The Gopher State Politics Institute had the privilege to sponsor an enthusiastic group of young Republicans from the College of St. Benedict & St. John’s University. The group of students and alumni was led by Dr. Matt Lindstrom, PhD. Thanks to all that attended. We hope to see you at future events.
