Taxapalooza goes unabated!

Unshaken by 7,000+ tax protesters this past Saturday, the DFL continues unabated in their drunken tax and spend spree:

Taxapalooza Continues in Minnesota House

SAINT PAUL - (April 16, 2007) - House Republican Leader Marty Seifert today said the tax spree at the State Capitol continues.

"Thousands of people rallied at the State Capitol on Saturday against Democrat tax increases. But Minnesota House Democrats don't care. They are turning a deaf ear to working Minnesotans in their push to raise taxes," said House Republican Leader Marty Seifert. "The Democrats said they would run the state as fiscal moderates. Now they are just running the state into the ground with tax policies that burden all working Minnesotans and businesses."

Seifert made these statements upon hearing that the House Tax Committee will meet in Room 10 following today's 12 p.m. floor session to take up two bills:

Raising Taxes on Every Working Minnesotan (HF1932)
This bill, authored by Representative Mike Jaros (D-Duluth), would raise taxes on single individuals:

* Raise taxes from 5.35% to 6% on the first dollars you earn. The higher tax would be raised on the first $21,310 you earn, instead of the first $17,570.

* Raise taxes on the next set of money you earn from 7.05% to 8%. The higher tax would be raised from $57,710 to $69,990.

* Raise taxes on whatever you earn above $69,990 from 7.85% to 8.5%.

Similar tax increases would fall on married couples and single heads of households. The tax increases would automatically adjust for inflation.

Raising Taxes on Beer, Wine and Distilled Spirits (HF2422)
This bill, authored by Representative Karen Clark (D-Minneapolis), raises the tax on beer by 250%, raises the taxes on wine by 276%, and raises the tax on distilled spirits by 355%.

"The irony of Minnesota Democrats never ceases to amaze me. As Minnesotans rush to meet the tax filing deadline, the Democrats are voting to raise your taxes. Minnesotans, especially middle class families, better start saving their dollars because the Democrats are coming to take them away," Seifert said.

This isn't what the Minnesota DFL ran on.

Perhaps a tea party may be in order, here.
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