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Last Updated on Thursday, 30 April 2009 11:51 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 30 April 2009 11:51
From the StarTribune:
Minnesotans have little taste for higher taxes that would hit most people’s pocketbooks, but two-thirds would offer up the wallets of richer folks to help solve the state’s budget woes, a Star Tribune Minnesota Poll has found.
When it comes to a broader increase — income tax hikes for most Minnesotans — nearly 60 percent said that would be unacceptable.
Half of the poll respondents said they think the state should use a combination of unspecified tax increases and spending cuts to help erase the state’s $4.6 billion deficit, while another 40 percent said the balancing should be achieved primarily through spending cuts alone. Only 4 percent favored squaring the books primarily with tax increases.