Numbers Fuckstein (D) Minnesota
@EHBinMN
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Arguably one of the most prominent pro-tax advocates in the state of Minnesota. Lover of all things public. Director @WeMakeMN and author @MNreformer .
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Yesterday was a big day! After over a year building this retaining wall, I asked
@localhuman
to cap it off with one of his awesome benches.
He did not disappoint.
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A Timberwolf on record wanting to stay in MN because of strong public services!!!
Kyle Anderson said he'd love to be back, but isn't sure what the future holds.
"My family's here. My son is on the spectrum. He's doing really well here in the MN school system, and his development is really key. And he's doing so well, so, you know, that plays a part into it."
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This post misses the entire point of removing I-94, which is to reduce the number of car trips like this.
Removing I-94 would discourage the sort of thoughtless driving that's common today, which wastes time, pollutes our environment, and spoils communities.
This map in a new StreetsMN post kind of says everything to me: if the alternatives to I-94 are people driving farther and impacting more residents, that's not a win.
Don't remove 94, make it fit the context better — reduce lanes, prioritize transit, and install retaining walls.
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Taxer of the rich; protector of the poor; closer of loopholes; funder of governments. A historic tax bill brought to you by the incredible leadership of our Tax Queen,
@RepAishaGomez
.
LONG MAY SHE REIGN.
What a profound honor to chair the House tax committee this year.
TBH I was shocked when
@melissahortman
trusted me to serve our caucus in this way. I hope I made us proud boss lady💜
Beyond the headlines there are SO many great things to be proud of in this bill.
Small 🧵
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The
@nytimes
allowed this picture of Goebbels to run as the banner accompanying a Bret Stephens op-ed, in which he likens himself to a jew in the holocaust (because he was called a 'bedbug'.)
Trying to avoid the NYT hatewagon but it's getting tough. What an embarrassment.
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A 16 y/o was killed in a hit-and-run in downtown last night. I biked through about 30 min prior and felt mostly safe.
I hate the bad faith attacks on Minneapolis, but we face a number of challenges due to failed leadership, and a culture of unsafe anti-social driving is up there
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When you piss off the Wall Street Journal you are doing something very right.
A proud day for Minnesotans who know Fortune 500 corporate tax dodging is bad, actually.
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Minnesota Senate just passed a good tax bill. It limits tax cuts for the wealthy, provides relief to low-income families, and ends multinational corporate tax avoidance.
A fair tax code looks good on Chair Rest.
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In truth, we are all slowly suffocating within a shoddy system of dubious, billionaire-led design.
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Had the good fortune of hanging with a few amazing MN legislators at the
@stateinnovation
conference this week. One of many nice moments—
@leighfinke
stands to be recognized as the first openly trans legislator in state history.
The future in Minnesota feels very bright.
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@Brian_Riedl
@MollyJongFast
Except the absence of widespread looting does kind of refute claims that entire cities are burning. Whereas no one is saying that police murder is occuring everywhere you look. Rather they assert that any number of police murders are far too many.
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@andrewneville
Soups and stews are inherently leftist, IMO. Cheaper to make and tend to be cooked in large quantities making them easier for sharing/feeding the masses.
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Give me one good reason why should John Edwards should not run for mayor.
@WedgeLIVE
@johneapolis
seriously though, minneapolis is so lucky to have john edwards sharing his creativity and creating this amazing community event every year on top of everything he does to keep us informed on politics. i’m grateful to call him a friend (and employer lmao), thank you again john! 🐈
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In Senate hearing on free college, Zach Duckworth just asked
@OmarFatehMN
if students getting free college might be less likely to graduate because they don't have "skin in the game."
Sen. Fateh: "I would argue they're already getting skinned alive." 💀💀💀
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@The_Law_Boy
It’s the little ones they add that drive me nuts.
$350/month for diapers
$400/month for clothes
$300/month to charity
$200+/ month in misc. insurance
$100 in personal care products.
Not to mention $70/day buys A LOT of food. Are they giants or eating only smoked fish?
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Minnesota's surplus fell due to rising uptake in free school meals, K-12 enrollment, and lifesaving disability benefits.
I'll take that all day.
Importantly, the estimated cost increases are driven by programs like free school meals, disability benefits, and K-12 enrollment that strengthen our communities.
Minnesotans understand we all do better when we all do better and that uptake in these programs is a good thing. 4/
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@MarkGattozzi
@jdcmedlock
The real crux was the advantage granted to the East India Company over smugglers and legitimate non-EIC importers.
Might be a stretch to say they were protesting a tax cut, but they were absolutely protesting monopoly, multinational tax avoidance, and corporate subsidy.
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Winnable fights here, and 10x the current delegate lead still available. I’m getting back on the dialer tomorrow.
Do not back down. These are the states/territories who still need to vote before the
#DemConvention
:
Arizona
Florida
Illinois
Ohio
Georgia
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Hawaii
Louisiana
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Kansas
Indiana
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@GroverNorquist
Hahahaa, wanna know how business is bad for tax cut activists? Grover is on this chain reply to EVERY tweet 😂😂😂
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@MattBruenig
I'm afraid it's worse than that. People don't seem to appreciate just how good this year's deals really are. Despite historic deals, people are still unmoved to kill for them. Contemporary media no longer generates the sort of discount mania necessary to result in loss of life.
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Incentives taking a beating in this week's NBER papers. They cannot make us homeowners and they cannot make us thin.
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Yes! Starting with a 90% top tax rate, which will discourage the bad behavior of becoming obscenely rich (also strongly associated with many other bad behaviors and general dickishness).
Should governments use the tax system to change people's behaviour?
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Did my favorite “what’s on the radio in rural PA?” experiment and was not disappointed. First thing I heard? “God calls on people to earn all different levels of income. The key is to be content with the money you have and not question the distribution of *God’s* resources” Eeesh
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This is disappointing but even if he falls short,
@sorenmpls
and his staff ran an incredible, values-based campaign against long odds.
In ward 8 and across the city, voters sent a clear demand for stronger leadership towards a safer, kinder Minneapolis.
Tabulation is complete for City Council Ward 8. Andrea Jenkins is the unofficial winner.
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If Democrats think Americans earning under $400,000 can’t afford to pay any more in taxes, then how are they not announcing a state of total emergency over the hundreds of millions of Americans that live on less than 10% of that?
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden tells
@DavidMuir
if he’s elected president, there will be “no new taxes” for anyone making less than $400,000.
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If you are tired of empty streets, vacant storefronts, and poor air quality then you should check out the amazing work Our Streets is doing promoting alternatives to I-94.
Twin Cities Boulevard is practical, not radical.
“Reimagining I-94: A Report on Reparative Highway Alternatives & Evaluation Metrics” addresses how removing I-94 would work, what it might look like, and what the community benefits would be.
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If MN is the state boldly building a brighter future, then rethinking car-first design is an absolute must.
From better health to safer communities, our current physical infrastructure is working against our social aspirations. My latest in
@MNReformer
:
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Aisha Gomez is James Medlock.
Folks we love to see this sort of tax positivity spreading across the nation
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I sincerely enjoyed hearing
@BillSimmons
and
@CKlosterman
talk about technological ADD on the most recent pod, but Bill's wistful recall of the good old pre-smart phone days when he would stand in the Dunkin' Donuts line undistracted is peak Boston.
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My letter to the editor is printed in today’s
@StarTribune
!
In it, I discuss the hypocrisy of a recent MN Chamber of Commerce report that called for childcare and other worker supports, for which the chamber has vociferously opposed the necessary funding measures.
#mnleg
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My guy
@OmarFatehMN
is a legislator in two states 😤
North Dakota State University creates free college tuition program after expressing concern over Minnesota’s.
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I get that the centrists are dropping out to consolidate support and block Bernie, but from a strategic standpoint, really seems like Biden is the worst possible choice.
No legs to stand on with the progressive wing and would get absolutely destroyed by Trump in the general.
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Empty buildings like this are a blight across the city and it’s not for lack of interest — landlords are holding out for higher rents or more desirable tenants. They are depriving us of valuable services and vitality.
The city needs to pass aggressive vacancy penalties ASAP.
PREDICTION: The long vacant Rudolph's building at 1933 Lyndale will eventually find a tenant. But it won't be until 2 mos before street construction begins in 2027. The owner of this unlicensed seasonal fireworks store quickly becomes the spokesperson for stopping reconstruction.
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@nharpermn
I didn't say a majority are thoughtless. Moreover, I don't understand how you go from "people need to drive to St. Paul" to "people's need to drive to St. Paul at maximum speed is more important than the city of St. Paul itself".
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Best doors of the year so far for
@sorenmpls
. 23 supporters in 50 knocks and three different people *put on layers* to step outside and talk. Hands frozen like bricks, still can't feel my toes.
Goddamnit we're gonna win this thing.
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The tragedy of large police salaries is that we absolutely need a highly skilled, compassionate, and well-compensated public safety workforce, but instead of building it we are paying hateful suburbanites to idle SUVs in the bike lane.
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Couple snaps from today’s canvass for
@BernieSanders
w/
@DSAEastBay
. Great conversations and tons of support in a neighborhood ignored by other dems. Not everyone was decided, but none doubted Bernie is the candidate genuinely standing for poor and marginalized people.
#Bernie2020
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Started this tweet while waiting for a meeting in the state office building. As I was typing, a tour guide walked by saying, "did you see in that room? That was the Speaker. And the woman next to her, that was
@RepAishaGomez
—she's a machine."
A fucking machine for the people💪💪
.
@RepAishaGomez
bringing light and meaning to this morning’s budget briefing. It’s never just math. This is about the lives of Minnesotans, the decisions to be made, and our future.
#JoyFightWin
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Agree with this.
I was very touched by Gus Walz's display of emotions last night and I don't think people rushing to explain his behavior as 'neurodivergent' are being the allies they think they are.
Gus Walz’s reaction last night doesn’t need justification. It doesn’t matter if he’s neurodivergent.
Men can cry. Men can show emotion.
His reaction to his father’s speech was absolutely beautiful. 💙
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This is abhorrent, ignorant hate speech. I hope both the
@MinnesotaDFL
and
@mngop
condemn these remarks immediately.
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Here are some before and afters. Check out the Minneapolis Public Seating Authority here:
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@NewAmerica
"We didn't fire Barry Lynn bc he criticized
@Google
, we fired him bc he refused to stop criticizing
@Google
." Tx for clearing that up.
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I'm proud that my City Council is standing up for drivers and standing up to Big Tech.
Uber and Lyft are choosing to leave rather than pay a living wage and I think we should let them.
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“Let me just go check in on the VAT tweets and see what
@wwwojtekk
and
@gabriel_zucman
have to say abou- oh dear God.”
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100s of Minnesotans gathered to spread the message that we can all have what we need if only we agree to
#TaxTheRich
.
This is my kinda party!
#WeMakeMN
#FundOurFutures
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13 hours later and we are still here to save
#Initiative77
! The room has been hostile all day, but the energy is starting to shift. Fingers crossed that I can testify before my 6am flight 😂
@nmmokuena
@Foftacular
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Some
#singlepayer
myths debunked by
@MattBruenig
. Note the satisfaction polling among vets & medicare recipients
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Put together these charts for
@VIhekoronye
to illustrate the impact of
@KaohlyVangHer
's proposed 5th tier income tax bracket.
The
@mngop
argues with a straight face that this is going to upend our economy...
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Most U.S. states are the size of substantial countries. Governing them is a full-time job.
The third edition of "Tax and Spend" argues that legislators should be given the time, resources, and pay they need to do their work effectively on behalf of all Minnesotans.
A frenzied finish to the 2024 legislative session shows the need for full-time lawmakers, Eric Harris Bernstein argues.
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Could not be more impressed by my friend and co-conspirator,
@marybeth_sb
, who was the lead staff organizer on this campaign.
Take a bow, Marybeth, you just organized the largest tech worker bargaining unit in the country ✊✊✊
Tech staffers at the New York Times have voted to unionize, creating the largest union of tech workers with bargaining rights in the country
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Graduated with my MPP today. The Zoom ceremony was actually quite nice until our first guest speaker was the public figure most universally despised by our class and she quoted Rahm Emmanuel.
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Awesome to see my colleague
@Econ_Marshall
cited in
@TheEconomist
! Look out for his TV show "Marshall" coming this spring, in which he is a US Marshall who solves crimes with economics
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Working from Pillar in NE and overheard owner/staff talking about "all the awesome stuff"
#mnleg
got done.
Had to butt in and ask the owner if he minded the 0.7% premiums for PFML. "No, I'd pay these guys three-times more if I could. If I can do stuff like that, it's great." 👊
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I would like to thank Senator Steve Drazkowski for my new bio.
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@NateSilver538
@elonmusk
My God! If only there were some kind of...centralized...mechanism for determining demand and directing an increase in supply. Some kind of...planning system...
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now redirects to the Explore Minnesota page lmao
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I love Medlock but he, like many well-intentioned leftists, is not thinking this through.
Yes, eliminating the SALT cap lowers taxes on the rich. But it does so in favor of higher tax states pushing the envelope w/ better services & more progressive funding structures. 1/
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So Mike Pence won't eat dinner with a female colleague but has no problem visiting a whore house at midnight??? Hypocrisy.
#SkinnyRepeal
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Both House and Senate tax bills contain a provision called “worldwide combined reporting” which would effectively end corporate tax avoidance in Minnesota.
It’s a big deal and not as complicated as big business wants
#mnleg
to believe. Summary here:
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Macro week in class just wrapped up beautifully when a student asked:
"
@rohangrey
's obituary for Volcker says he was super anti-worker. So why did Obama make him chairman of the 2008 recovery board?"
To which the only answer is "Yes."
Good read:
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@GarbageApe
The self-promotion and self-congratulations in this thread are easily 10,000x more offensive than the initial misstep.
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If you aren’t watching House Republicans take a brave stand in defense of hidden fees on consumer purchases then you are missing historyin action. Inspiring stuff.
Republicans on hour 7 filibustering against a consumer protection bill to ban junk fees. Of course, people famously love junk fees, so this makes a ton of political sense.
#mnleg
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This is very cool. Not household names, but Shanske and
@davidsgamage
are two of the leading legal experts on multinational tax avoidance.
@KClausing
is a top expert on profit shifting and a big time economist. Like, has a wikipedia page big.
We should listen to them!
Commentary from a bevy of tax law experts: The naysayers on important corporate tax reform were wrong. Stop letting corporations hide money overseas. via
@mnreformer
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LFG, as they say
INBOX: NY-based
@TheDriversCoop
plans to start operating in Minneapolis “before May 1,” the date
@uber
and
@lyft
have said they’ll stop serving Minneapolis
Looks like
@TheMulda
is partnering with the co-op to sign up drivers
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That's right.
Since we're all talking about the incredible bills Walz signed in MN, it's worth taking a moment to shout out the legislators that made it possible, like Tax Queen
@RepAishaGomez
🫡
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@wwwojtekk
Regardless of your feelings about AOC and her comment here, if someone is expressing their feeling that a term is racist (and it seems like a reasonable case here), is it necessary to turn it back on them?
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Never had such a low scoring Super Bowl when Obama was president.
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It's Thanksgiving week, so no better time to give thanks for the greatest tax chair in the land by sending a little donation to
@RepAishaGomez
.
Aisha works tirelessly for those with the least, and to create a better Minnesota for all. Show her some love:
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False report. The full quote from Sydney Sweeney mentions taxing wealth and high incomes, but most of her comments center the need raise revenues in line with other OECD nations in order to accommodate spending on healthcare, childcare, and other priorities.
Sydney Sweeney reveals in an interview that she's a big proponent of taxing the rich.
"I think rich people who don't agree just don't want to grind, and would prefer to play life on easy mode."
She adds, "Skill issue tbh."
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Had the privilege of sitting in on an amazing
@ISAIAHMN
membership meeting discussing the essential role that progressive taxes must play in funding a happier, healthier, and more equitable Minnesota. Enjoy these choice screenshots and thank you
@alexahorwart
!
#FundOurLives
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@MatthewSitman
Really,
@PeteButtigieg
opposes public goods of any sort. What he’s proposing aren’t public goods in any meaningful sense, but are government-subsidized private goods designed exclusively for a low-income population he would have nothing to do with.
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Here’s a former Fortune 10 tax advisor sharing support for closing international tax loopholes with worldwide reporting.
His clients *love* that tax authorities don’t think they can figure out how to tax sheltered profit. But they will if we tell them to.
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House GOP moving to bring Social Security to the floor once again because they didn’t get a vote last time.
@RepAishaGomez
points out seniors are the fastest growing portion of Minnesota’s homeless population. None of those seniors would benefit from this $1.3 billion tax cut.
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@SaraCarterDC
@NinjaEconomics
@AOC
@TheBabylonBee
It is a campaign headquarters, not a clothing store--the point is to contribute. Also mine was $58.
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For anyone wondering, I am working on this bill because if you get drunk and riled up about something at
@BlackHartSTP
, you stick by the promises you made.
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So, this conservative think-tank called the Institute for Family Studies has done a bunch of research into what's causing declining birth rates and it kind of seems like, despite themselves, they've come to the inevitable conclusion that it's capitalism that's killing us?
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Police departments often represent a third or more of a city budget, while causing far more harm than they prevent. Imagine the crime prevention from equivalent spending on affordable housing or cash assistance. American cities need social workers, not soldiers.
#DefundThePolice
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“Largest tax cut in state history” running dead last in this year’s DFL policy bean count.
Reproductive rights, school funding, and universal school meals sharing a commanding lead.
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Thanks to
@_cingraham
for rizzing up my latest
@MNReformer
piece with this gorgeous graph showing that MN > WI/SD
buff dog vs sad dog but it's Minnesota vs Wisconsin tax codes
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Right now,
@PeterFischerMN
's HHS bill includes a provision to end the sub-minimum wage for disabled workers in MN, but GOP just brought an amendment to take it out.
The average disabled worker makes $4.15/hr with no floor. An abominable policy we need to end once and for all.
Georgia could become the next state to end the subminimum wage for disabled people. It would be the first state where Republicans led such an initiative.
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And just to be clear (I don’t read nyt op-eds) - this is one of the “safe spaces are ruining America”guys, right?
Just checking.
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