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Ocelot II

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19. MN has never taxed all Social Security, and new legislation eliminates the SS tax
Mon Jun 5, 2023, 11:00 AM
Jun 2023

on single people with total incomes less than $78K and couples with less than $100K. The rationale for taxing some SS is that people with high incomes that include SS should be taxed the same as everyone else at that income level.

Corporate taxes are higher here but corporations stay anyhow because the population is well-educated, ensuring they can get high-quality employees. A relative of mine moved to AR because taxes are lower there (and because his wife is a flat-out racist who wanted to get away from non-White people), but the difference between the states is pretty striking - per one list, MN is #5 of best places to live and AR is #45. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states You definitely get what you pay for. And with the Dems now in charge it's only going to get better.

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So proud of Minnesota's Team... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2023 #1
Sounds good to me...but not a snowball's chance in Texas these days. The GOP walkingman Jun 2023 #2
Fascism can be brought to such a screeching halt...dead forever. Voters control the government, not Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #15
Voter suppression & gerrymandering control the voters Merlot Jun 2023 #20
K&R Blue Owl Jun 2023 #3
Well done, Minnesota Dems! Pinback Jun 2023 #4
I wish that would happen in Wisconsin. We in Michigan are catching up to Minnesota, and it would catbyte Jun 2023 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jun 2023 #11
Agree, thinking of moving back to Michigan. sarcasmo Jun 2023 #14
Loving the italicized quote in paragraph 4 madeup64 Jun 2023 #6
So true, that one still hurts. Merlot Jun 2023 #21
Every kid gets at least 2 good meals a day! MLAA Jun 2023 #7
Whitmer in MI is equally impressive. Fiendish Thingy Jun 2023 #8
WA is another one. If these and other states can be effective examples of good government Ocelot II Jun 2023 #10
I've only lived in Minnesota since 2004. MineralMan Jun 2023 #9
Would love a miracle for Florida...watching other states doing good governance Deuxcents Jun 2023 #12
Mass media is NOT watching progressive States laws...transfixed on the crazy R train wreck of Alexander Of Assyria Jun 2023 #17
So proud to live in this state. LiberalBrooke Jun 2023 #13
What You Pay For NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #16
MN has never taxed all Social Security, and new legislation eliminates the SS tax Ocelot II Jun 2023 #19
Minnesota and Illinois are long-standing Democratic bastions. lees1975 Jun 2023 #18
There's still a lot of damage to fix sab390 Jun 2023 #22
Gotta start somewhere, and at least we're starting and not regressing. Ocelot II Jun 2023 #23
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