Elected leaders are debating budget priorities for Minnesota right now. Calling it a surplus assumes Minnesota has no unmet needs.
People know better.
President Bush is trying to do the same thing on a Federal level. According to an analysis by the Center for Tax Justice, more than 60 percent of the Bush tax cuts would go to the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans. Taxpayers in the lowest 60 percent of the income scale would see only 12.7 percent of Bush s tax cuts. Most Americans want a more balanced approach, with more limited tax rebates and cuts, some applied to national debt, and some used to meet critical needs in our country. We need to speak out against massive tax cuts.