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Nearly 1,000 people rallied at the State Capitol
against higher taxes.


      Participants in the Minnesota Tax Cut Coalition rally carried
signs with slogans like "Born free, taxed to death!" and "We
have a spending problem, not a revenue problem."


      Many are unhappy with the tax increases approved by the
DFL-controlled Legislature this session, including gas and sales
tax increases to pay for transportation projects. Six Republicans
helped the Democrats override the governor's veto, and protesters
called for voting them out of office.


      But Matt Entenza, a former DFL legislator who heads a think tank
called Minnesota 2020, says Minnesota is not the high tax state the
protesters claim. He says Minnesota ranks No. 32 if all taxes,
including fees, local property taxes and special assessments are
included.

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Nearly 1,000 people rallied at the State Capitol
against higher taxes.


Crowd gathers at Capitol to rally against taxes

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