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Minnesota's New Tax Rate: 9.7%
Star Tribune ^
| Last update: March 31, 2007
| By Patricia Lopez
Posted on 03/31/2007 1:36:32 PM PDT by Son House
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To: Son House
Even back in the 60s (I grew up in MN and stayed through college at the U) I remember my dad complaining about us being "The Land of 10,000 Taxes."
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:19:09 PM PDT
by
DeweyCA
To: Son House
This is a job killer. I may well decide to move my business to Texas. Doing business in this state is one big PITA anyway.
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:21:08 PM PDT
by
Fred Hayek
(Liberalism is a mental disorder)
To: DeweyCA
"The Land of 10,000 Taxes."
Yep, heard that many times too.
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:22:10 PM PDT
by
Son House
( The Presidents enemies, are my enemies.)
To: Beagle8U
close - the L is for Leninist.
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:23:06 PM PDT
by
Fred Hayek
(Liberalism is a mental disorder)
To: Son House
Were pushing it (tax increases) a little hard this year, said Sen. John Doll, DFL-Burnsville, who replaced a Republican in last falls elections. I do have lots of folks who would be affected by this and it puts an extra burden on them. Yes, calling the moving company to schedule the one-way trip to Nevada or Arizona is burdensome - but only for a short time. ;)
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:23:09 PM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: Uncle Hal
More taxes on the way in this DEMOCRAT transportation bill:
The Senate tax bill would:
Increase the gasoline tax from 20 cents to 30 cents on July 1 and in just two years, the tax would be tied to inflation.
Impose a half-cent increase on the general sales tax in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington counties while giving counties outside the seven-county area the option to extend the half-cent sales-tax increase to themselves.
Impose a $20 excise tax on new vehicles in the seven-county metro area.
Remove caps on vehicle registration fees, which are now $189 for the first renewal and $99 for subsequent ones.
Allow counties to increase a wheelage tax on vehicles from $5 to $20.
The bill also authorizes the state to borrow $200 million a year over the next decade for roadwork and to repay it with a gas-tax surcharge.
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:24:50 PM PDT
by
WBL 1952
To: Son House
I like how they use the education excuse to raise taxes. Like I want to pay for state educators and bloated administration to get bigger benefits.
As if 8K per student in the state weren't enough money.
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:32:59 PM PDT
by
miliantnutcase
("If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it." -ichabod1)
To: WBL 1952
wow they can really spend the bucks up there can't they?
To: Mr. Jeeves
Skip Arizona....go right to Nevada. It's getting plenty bad. I'm planning my next move.
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:39:20 PM PDT
by
Hildy
To: miliantnutcase
That's a fair assessment. The exurbs in Minnesota are growing like weeds (or at least they were until the housing market bump recently), and that's heavy GOP territory. Unfortunately, St. Paul and Minneapolis along with Duluth/Iron Range area are so hardcore leftist that it's difficult to say exactly how the state is trending. Pubs got clobbered here in '06, no doubt. Hopefully, '08 will start to bring things more into balance.
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:43:41 PM PDT
by
Gunder
To: Son House
"Its all for the children." That's enough to justify an eternally expanding government.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:46:47 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: DeweyCA
Even back in the 60s (I grew up in MN and stayed through college at the U) I remember my dad complaining about us being "The Land of 10,000 Taxes." "The Great Red North"; "Land of 10,000 Flakes"; on and on...
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posted on
03/31/2007 2:54:04 PM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: Son House
A lot of millionares will be headed toward the borders.
To: Son House
"....gave preliminary approval this morning to a nearly
$1 billion income tax increase that would boost taxes." What incredible journalism, absolutely brilliant.
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posted on
03/31/2007 3:26:37 PM PDT
by
theymakemesick
(Under sharia law, bacon will be illegal in Americistan, reason enough to keep islam out of America)
To: Son House
Posted earlier today. Yawn.
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posted on
03/31/2007 3:34:43 PM PDT
by
Jacquerie
(US v Libby. America's first show trial.)
To: MplsSteve
To: Son House
Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller, DFL-Minneapolis, called the bill an investment in the future bill, because it would provide for sizeable increases in funding for K-12, preschool and higher education and property tax relief. Well then,
since it's for the CHILDREN then nobody can argue with it!
DemocRATS are so full of BS.
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posted on
03/31/2007 4:24:58 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(God Bless America)
To: Son House
Gov't kicking people in the nuts! Minnisotan's taking the nut shot and saying, "Thank you sir, may I have another!" Sad state of affairs.
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posted on
03/31/2007 4:42:20 PM PDT
by
vpintheak
(Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked)
To: Son House
Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty has pledged to veto any income tax increase.Sounds like this shameless Democrat class wrfare charade is DOA.
To: Son House
Dems take over a state. They spend like drunken fools. Then raise taxes "for the chillen"! And further decimate the state. Road to ruin.
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posted on
03/31/2007 4:51:27 PM PDT
by
lawdude
(2006: The elections we will live to die for!)
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