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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: DFL's New Tax on Social Media Use is Still a Bad Idea
May 07, 2026
MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by economist John Phelan:

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DFL's new tax on social media use is still a bad idea

Last year, the Tax Committee in the Minnesota Senate, where the DFL holds a one seat majority, passed a bill that would have imposed the first "social media tax&quo . . .

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