John Phelan

1 week ago | americanexperiment.org | John Phelan

The Owatonna People’s Press has an op ed from Derek Delaney titled “Property taxes in Minnesota should end once a home is paid off.” I have long argued that Minnesotans are overtaxed and ought to be taxed a good deal less than they are. However, I believe that Mr. Delaney is wrong and that a policy such as he suggests would be both fiscally irresponsible and unfair.

1 week ago | americanexperiment.org | John Phelan

The Owatonna People’s Press has an op-ed from Derek Delaney titled “Property taxes in Minnesota should end once a home is paid off.” I have long argued that Minnesotans are overtaxed and ought to be taxed a good deal less than they are. However, I believe that Mr. Delaney is wrong and that a policy such as he suggests would be both fiscally irresponsible and unfair.

2 weeks ago | americanexperiment.org | John Phelan

My dad once told me that when The Beatles returned from their triumphant first tour of America in February 1964, an interviewer asked them what the best American music they’d heard on the trip was and John Lennon said something along the lines of: “Well, there’s a band called The Beach Boys who are pretty good.” Within a couple of days, all the kids at dad’s school were listening to The Beach Boys. That was good talent spotting from Lennon.

2 weeks ago | americanexperiment.org | John Phelan

Net domestic migration — whether more people are moving to Minnesota from other parts of the United States than are moving from it to other parts of the United States…

2 weeks ago | americanexperiment.org | John Phelan

Back in 2023, I noted that childcare is relatively expensive in Minnesota because, as my colleague Martha Njolomole has written at length, the regulatory burden on providers is relatively high here. An “unprecedented” spate of day care closures in St. Paul illustrates this, and inidicates that the problem is getting worse. The Star Tribune reports:After 55 years, Children’s Country Day School plans to close at the end of this summer. Last week, Children’s Center Montessori ended a 53-year run.