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Yuk it up, keep things light and fun, it's only a $6 billion shortfall. Maniac Mark wants to raise taxes, it's something he really likes to do; it's not to balance the budget, maybe sign a bill passed by the legislature on time without raiding local aid. Sounds erratic... tweet tweet, more like cuckoo. But when it's time to get serious, Tom Emmer can seriously decline to give that concrete plan (which wouldn't pass the legislature, anyway). As a lawyer, he knows how to make the case without...
So... less regulation and lower taxes, but MORE prosperity for EVERYONE. Including those that had businesses losing money and paid no taxes. Those that have lost their jobs due to lax regulations encouraging unpaid internships to do heavy work, outsourcing, independent contractors without benefits, etc.
Emmer is a terrible candidate for governor. He'll fail to work with the legislature on any solutions. Unfortunately this could gut schools, MNSCU, etc. while they bicker.
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