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I’ve authored an important bill that I want people to be aware of. As we know, families are struggling with inflation – costs everywhere keep rising, and instead of addressing those concerns, policies keep getting pushed through that further increase the cost of life. It’s tone deaf. Nothing in Minnesota is being done to make life more affordable for the average family. To deal with this, I brought forward a bipartisan bill that zeroes out the first tax bracket. 

Currently, for the first rate, both unmarried individuals and spouses are taxed at 5.35%. Basically everyone would benefit from zeroing out this rate. Individuals would pay no income tax on their first $31,000 made and married couples pay no income tax on their first $46,000. If that money wasn’t taxed, it would help literally every family in the state, and would provide much-needed relief. It would free up more money for families to afford the high cost of living and put it towards things that make the most sense for their households. I’m surprised that this hasn’t already been considered because of how helpful it truly would be. 

  
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