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		<title>The State-by-State Economic Impact of Proposed EPA Regulations</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/04/23/the-state-by-state-economic-impact-of-proposed-epa-regulations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a nation, we&#8217;ve made great strides in combining growing the economy and cleaning up air pollution. But as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is setting up to roll out nine new new rules or regulations, most of which are related to coal-powered electricity, it&#8217;s worth asking, &#8220;Is the gain worth the pain?&#8221; The report, Economy Derailed: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota #41 out of 50 on economic outlook</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/04/12/minnesota-41-out-of-50-on-economic-outlook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By current standards, Minnesota&#8217;s economy is among the best in the nation. But will it continue to be in the top tier? Last year, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said that Minnesota ranked 13th in per capital personal income. The state&#8217;s average income of $42,843, was six percent higher than the national average. That&#8217;s pretty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working until April 17 to pay for government</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/04/02/working-until-april-17-to-pay-for-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, Americans will work 8 hours a day, five days a week, from the beginning of the year until April 17 to pay for the spending incurred in their name by federal, state, and local governments. That&#8217;s one of the findings of the Tax Foundation&#8217;s latest calculation of &#8220;Tax Freedom Day.&#8221; Tax Freedom Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is a more-educated retail sales force worth the money?</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/03/29/is-a-more-educated-retail-sales-force-worth-the-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the expense of going to college worth it? When you consider not only tuition and books, but also opportunity costs, the answer is sometimes &#8220;no, at least from a financial standpoint.&#8221; The Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, naturally enough, is an advocate for spending on higher ed. It cites, among other things, salary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Surplus Now, but the Deficit&#8217;s On the Way</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/02/29/a-surplus-now-but-the-deficits-a-comin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Management and Budget has forecast a tiny surplus in the state budget for the current biennium. Great. But as Commissioner Jim Schowalter observes, &#8220;we still have lots of IOU’s&#8221; to pay back&#8211;including the &#8220;school shift&#8221; of $2.7 billion. The press release also shows another cloud on the horizon: &#8220;The forecast shows a projected deficit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shifting Towards a Sales Tax</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/02/15/shifting-towards-a-sales-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While government needs taxes to run, not all taxes are equal in their effect. A new report from the Tax Foundation&#8211;State and Local Sales Taxes in 2012&#8211;evaluates the burden of state and local sales taxes across the United States. It shows great variation. State sales tax rates range from 0 percent (Alaska, Delaware, New Hampshire, Oregon), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Individual Mandate May Be Linchpin of ObamaCare, But It&#8217;s Still Unconstitutional</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/02/13/individual-mandate-may-be-linchpin-of-obama-but-its-still-unconstitutional/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2012/02/13/individual-mandate-may-be-linchpin-of-obama-but-its-still-unconstitutional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should a state-focused think tank care about ObamaCare? How about state legislators? You betcha! That&#8217;s why the Minnesota Free Market Institute at the Center of the American Experiment has joined in a legal brief on the question of whether Congress can require you to purchase health insurance. Let&#8217;s review a few of the harms that ObamaCare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Star-Tribune: Make Taxes Lower, Flatter</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/02/07/star-tribune-make-taxes-lower-flatter/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2012/02/07/star-tribune-make-taxes-lower-flatter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to tax policy, the road to prosperity is paved with low, flat rates, not gimmicky credits. A recent editorial in the Star-Tribune appears to agree, criticizing a proposal for a two-year tax credit, and calling instead for some reforms. The editorial, &#8220;GOP has a better business tax idea,&#8221; correctly, dings Gov. Dayton&#8217;s one-time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging Economic Growth: Easy to Say, Hard to Do</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/02/06/encouraging-economic-growth-easy-to-say-hard-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2012/02/06/encouraging-economic-growth-easy-to-say-hard-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What steps can a state government do to promote economic growth? Stateline.org recently discussed the topic. It noted that it&#8217;s hard to answer that question, since &#8220;state economies are often at the mercy of the larger national economy. It’s also because governors can’t negotiate free trade deals the way a president can, or lower interest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota has Fifth-worst Tax Climate Among States</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2012/01/25/minnesota-has-fifth-worst-tax-climate-among-states/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2012/01/25/minnesota-has-fifth-worst-tax-climate-among-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John LaPlante</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes one state more attractive than another as a place to do business? There are a lot of factors, but some, including tax policy, is directly under the control of the Legislature. A new report says that Minnesota&#8217;s tax policy is making the state less attractive than it could be for business. In fact, [...]]]></description>
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