Articles from April 2009

Death and taxes … the only true certainties …

Well, the DFL is showing its true colors now … Senate DFLers: Raise all income taxes through 2013 St. Paul, Minn. — (AP) – Senate Democrats want to raise every Minnesotan’s income taxes for four years to help erase one of the biggest deficits in state history. The tax bill unveiled Tuesday would crank up [...]

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Too big to watch?

Our second favorite micromodel of the battle between Big Government and Big Freedom has to be California, where we see the world’s 8th largest economy (7th-10th, depending on source, who says numbers never lie?) struggling with itself in a large scale version of politics as seen in Northfield.  An astute reader pointed out to us [...]

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Tax … freedom … day

Kevin Budig reported back from the 15 April 2009 Tea Party at the state capital (Minnesota) with comments and photos. His comments are excerpted below, the photos are at his blog http://stopblyanddahle.blogspot.com/2009/04/tea-party.html Kevin’s Comments: Went to a Tea Party at the capital in St Paul today. Was a good time!! Lots of people. Calm and [...]

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