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Mandela Barnes: “Minnesota is just a little bit higher than ours. And guess…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 04:42

I think it is. You want to go to that mark? Well, that's twice as much as we are. And I think there is a happy medium to be had. Minnesota is just a little bit higher than ours. And guess what? Didn't kill the economy. They're creating more jobs, more people are moving there. So something like around 8.5 or 9%. Eight and a half? Yeah, close to that number. That's where they are. (04:42–04:50)

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Asserts that Minnesota's slightly higher tax rate did not harm its economy and is creating jobs.

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