We’re number 10! We’re number 10! But in this case, that’s nothing to brag about. Minnesota has the tenth-most expensive government in the country. Each year, Americans for Tax Reform computes Cost of Government Day, which measures the cost of taxation and regulation on each state. The group defines it as: the date of the calendar year, counting from January 1, on which the average American […]
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Paying others to golf
Should local taxpayers foot the bill for others to play golf? That was the decision made by one southern suburb earlier this year. Taxes are serious business–don’t pay them, and you go to jail or lose your property. Even so, voters in one Minnesota town have decided that the power of government should be applied so that some people are able to … golf. As […]
Socialism on a small scale
For the most part, Americans reject the idea of government ownership of the economy. Yet Minnesotans are comfortable with the idea of government ownership of facilities that provide recreational activities better left with the private sector. It’s not just Minneapolis and Saint Paul that are home to city-owned recreational centers and such. The attitude that “government should go into the business of fun” carries out […]