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The Tax Man will have a bigger stick next year

Monday, April 29, 2013

To the Editor:

The Tax Man will have a bigger stick next year under the Democrat tax bills. In the House, Democrat leaders increase taxes by $2.6 billion on all hardworking Minnesotans. 

Even though we have a projected surplus in 2016-17, House Democrats are asking everyone to support an 11 percent spending increase of $4 billion to grow government bureaucracy. The Governor and Senate Democrats want to increase state spending by 8 percent, in part to fund a salary increase for themselves.

It's not just taxes that are being increased; the Democrat majorities are increasing fees by over half a billion dollars. Instead of growing private sector jobs, Democrat leaders are adding more than 300 government workers.

Under the House Democrat Tax bill, 60 percent of people in the middle income tax bracket will see an income tax increase. Every Minnesotan will be paying more taxes and higher consumer prices under this bill. Even the price of beer and wine will spike upward when the taxes are increased by as much as 500 percent.

While the House Tax bill hits 60 percent of people in the middle income tax bracket, the Senate Democrat Tax bill hits the top 7 percent of Minnesotans. For married, joint filers making over $140,960, your income tax will increase from 7.85 to 9.4 percent - that's a 20 percent jump. In addition, Senate Democrats want to tax clothing sales and consumer services, which hurts families with growing kids.

We have seen where unsustainable government spending has gotten us on the federal level. Let's not make the same mistake in Minnesota. In working with the Democrat majorities, my Republican colleagues and I will continue to offer solutions that create real jobs and real opportunity in Minnesota.

Sincerely,

Sarah Anderson

State Representative

District 44A—Plymouth

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