Minnesota’s neighbors smell blood. Political leaders from nearby states are seeking to capitalize on Governor Mark Dayton’s budget proposal, with its myriad tax hikes, massive spending increases (many of which are permanent), and dearth of reform. State lawmakers are trying to lure Minnesota residents and especially businesses seeking economically competitive states with lower taxes. Wisconsin …
Archives for February 2013
Minimum Wage in Minnesota
With the DFL solidly in control of state government in 2013 for the first time since 1986, and labor’s enthusiasm for wage hikes, minimum wage policy appears likely to get a rewrite. Before liberal policymakers impose strict new wage mandates on employers, they should consider the effect a new state-mandated wage hike would have on the very Minnesotans it ostensibly is intended to help. Click …
Anti-choice liberals and Obamacare
On October 31, 2011, Governor Dayton issued an executive order calling for the planning and development of a state-run health insurance exchange, a so-called "online marketplace" for individuals and small businesses to purchase health insurance. Among the key objectives, according to Dayton, was creating an exchange that [promotes market competition and affordability] and "maximizes consumer …