A good article from the Opinion page of the Pioneer Press- Roger Taxing ‘the rich’ isn’t enough. We need longer vision Pioneer Press Updated: 07/01/2011 08:09:19 PM CDT http://www.twincities.com/opinion/ci_18393926 What we have here is a failure to compromise. Much of the state budget could have been passed, but the governor chose not to get those […]
Dear Friends, I am in meetings at the Capitol today as we attempt to get a budget solution in place before the fiscal year ends at midnight, preventing a government shutdown from starting tomorrow. The governor must call a special session in order for us to pass the bills necessary to keep government operating past […]
Only Governor Dayton can prevent a shutdown. He is the only one with the power to call a special session, allowing the Legislature to get back to work. So far, he’s refused. Governor Dayton claims that his tax increase will only affect the “Top 2%.” But in fact, a DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE study shows […]
The Claim: Governor Dayton and the Democrats say the wealthiest Minnesotans can afford to pay more taxes…. But if we go down that road, we will simply continue the unsustainable growth of government spending that has led us to where we are today. And then we’ll have to do this same charade next budget. And […]
Wall Street Journal March 12, 2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703976804575114241782001262.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_h Income tax rates go up, rich taxpayers vanish. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is the latest Democrat to demand a tax increase, this week proposing to raise the state’s top marginal individual income tax rate to 4% from 3%. He’d better hope this works out better than it has […]