Kim Crockett

Prior to joining The Minnesota Free Market Institute, Crockett served for five years as Corporate Counsel to TCF National Bank in Wayzata, MN. Crockett has been a member of the Federalist Society since 1984 when she founded the student chapter at Penn Law in Philadelphia. She is currently Chairman of the Minneapolis Lawyers Chapter. She also owns a small business with her husband. Kim is a member of the Deephaven City Council and Chairman of the five-city Excelsior Fire District. She has served Governor Tim Pawlenty as an appointee to Minnesota Compensation Council and the Minnesota Supreme Court as member of the Committee on Minnesota’s Code of Judicial Conduct. A native of Minnesota, Kim is married to Brian Crockett and has two children, Will and Katharine.

Neither a fee nor a loophole be — a tax is a tax

Posted by Kim Crockett on Tuesday, December 4th 2007

In an email release dated Dec. 3 from “Pawlenty for Governor,” the governor states in part – “We cannot tax our way to prosperity. The best way to stimulate the economy is to leave as much money as possible in the hands of hard-working Minnesota families. “Some relief can come in the form of closing [...]

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Does Socialism Work? Debunking the Myths

Posted by Kim Crockett on Tuesday, November 27th 2007

Does Socialism Work? Debunking the Myths Proponents of Canadian-style universal health care say that Canadian life expectancy is two years longer than ours, implying that the health care systems of the two countries have something to do with that result. Yet doctors don’t control our overeating, overdrinking, etc. Where doctors do make a difference, the [...]

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