According to the 2009 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study (MTIS), Minnesotans low and middle-income families pay a higher precentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest of Minnesotans.

The state legislature is discussing ways to address the state’s budget deficit this week, and we have a major opportunity to fix this inequality.

If you haven’t already done so, there is still time to call your state legislators and let them know that you support the a budget that creates a fair tax system.

Use our quick Legislator Look Up tool to get their phone numbers.

Tell your State Senator and State Representative:

• I support raising revenues fairly.
• We cannot solve the current budget shortfall without adequate funding for public services that Minnesotans count on to make ends meet.
• We need a balanced solution, including a balanced tax system where everyone pays their fair share.

Be sure to report back how your calls went here.

Below is an email Denise Cardinal, ABM’s Executive Director, asking folks to get involved in making sure the legislature addresses tax inequality.

"It’s not FAIR!"

As a mother of two small kids, I can tell you I hear that a lot in my house.

Usually they complain about the amount of juice in their sippy cup or the size of the cookie they got for dessert.

But unlike my kids, middle-class Minnesotans have a legitimate beef with our tax system because we pay more than the richest Minnesotans in taxes.

With just four weeks until the end of the legislative session, we can’t afford to let this inequality continue.  Now is the time to create a fair tax system that works for middle-class Minnesotans.

Calling your legislators to let them know you support a budget that creates a fair tax system could make a huge impact on their support.

Please call your Minnesota State Representative and Senator.

Lookup their phone number here: http://ga0.org/abm/leg-lookup/search.html

Tell them:

• I support raising revenues fairly.
• We cannot solve the current budget shortfall without adequate funding for public services that Minnesotans count on to make ends meet.
• We need a balanced solution, including a balanced tax system where everyone pays their fair share.

Click here after your phone calls to let us know how they went.

The tax bills began to move forward in both the House and the Senate this week.  Every call makes a difference.

Make your call today.

After you call, please let us know how they went here: http://allianceminnesota.org/yourcalls

Thanks for all you’re doing,

Denise Cardinal
Alliance for A Better Minnesota

P.S. If you think you have different state legislators, you can look up their contact information here: http://ga0.org/abm/leg-lookup/search.html