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______________UPDATE_February 15, 2013_____________
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NOW AVAILABLE, A FuturesLog Exclusive:
"A 21st Century Tax Survival Guide for Minnesotans Under Thirty" (Part 1 of 3)
(click link to view)
Also: General State & Local Sales & Use Tax Rates by Zip Code Range (click to view)
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______________UPDATE_January 22, 2013_____________
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The new year is off to an exciting start. Everything is up and running in Minnesota Futures' new e-commerce venture at www.Fair-e-Sale.com. I can also be seen playing music in random joints around the St. Paul/Minneapolis metro area. Minnesota Futures is not sleeping by any means and is actively developing new intellectual property and has begun sharing current properties that I believe will become focal points of major conversation in Minnesota in the current time and in the coming years. I wish you all the best of luck and feel free to contact me to be a part of the 21st Century movement that is, Minnesota Futures.
~Bob Helland, President
Minnesota Futures LLC
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______________UPDATE_October 1, 2012_____________
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The "Minnesota Tax Simulator" is now up and running in BETA mode (at www.futureslog.com/MnTaxSim.html) while it remains under construction. The simulator is available for anyone interested in testing their assumptions in a pure abstraction of Minnesota's fiscal systems: taxpayers, counties, cities*, businesses property taxes, sales taxes, income tax, local government aid*, etc. Questions, comments, suggestions and feedback of all kinds is welcome at minnesotafutures@gmail.com.
This is a project I have been working on using entirely public data from a variety of sources. The idea is to incorporate as much of the current state of these fiscal systems (budget reserves, budget forecasts, tax rates, populations, aids/credits and tax compositions). Data sources available on request.
DISCLAIMER: The MTS is in no way connected with my official employment and is purely of an academic and hobbyist nature.
Got an idea how the model can be improved? Let me know! Source code and explanations available by request and will be posted to the page soon. Also, I encourage anyone interested to check out NetLogo agent-based modelling software with which this incarnation of the MTS
~Bob Helland
*Components not yet integrated in current version.
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______________UPDATE_August 17, 2012_________________
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: First official Minnesota Futures LLC research publications going live. Three data series included: average net tax capacity rates (001 series); property tax burden as percentage of household income (002 series); and a report showing the relative standing of cities' per capita aids, NTC rate, and burden (007 series). Many more are available up[on request.
Editor's Note: This is work I have completed using public data available through a variety of organizations: League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Demographic Center, Minnesota Department of Revenue an still others. I have performed this research in my own interest of developing efficient city and county level property tax data sets. I have not sought nor received any form of compensation for this effort. As a citizen of Minnesota, this is my contribution to the future health and well-being of the state of Minnesota.
~Bob Helland, President
Minnesota Futures LLC
Click below to view each data table. Other PDFs and Excel workbooks are available by request. Data inquiries please contact us at this e-mail.
001A_Statewide NTC Rate
001B_Plexes NTC Rate
001C_Clusters NTC Rate
002A_Statewide VOSS Burden
002B_Plexes VOSS Burden
002C_Clusters VOSS Burden
007A_Statewide Aids, Rates and Burdens
007B_Plexes Aids, Rates and Burdens
007C_Clusters Aids, Rates and Burdens
Data Sources
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______________UPDATE_June 01, 2012_________________
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Minnesota Futures' creative division, Futures Unincorporated, will be performing an original production, "THE STITCHER"S WIFE", written and performed by Anna Wakefield and Bob Helland. From the (to be published 1-July) description at the Minnesota Fringe Festival website:
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"In a dystopic society, one man endeavors to rebuild a woman in his own image. Haunted by the women of his past, a rogue military officer labors to humanize his cyborg mate. Can he teach what he's never learned?" - THE STITCHER'S WIFE (www.fringefestival.org)
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SHOWING AT:
Patrick's Cabaret
3010 Minnehaha Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55406
3-Aug, Friday @ 8:30 PM
5-Aug, Sunday @ 8:30 PM
6-Aug, Monday @ 10:00 PM
9-Aug, Thursday @ 10:00 PM
12-Aug, Sunday @ 5:30 PM
Questions about the show should be directed to Bob or Anna at thestitcherswife@gmail.com
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