BREAKING: LINDELL UNVEILS BUDGET BLUEPRINT TO ELIMINATE STATE INCOME TAX – MINNESOTA WOULD BECOME 10TH TAX-FREE STATE

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August 6, 2026

MIKE LINDELL RELEASES BUDGET BLUEPRINT TO MAKE MINNESOTA THE 10^TH STATE TO ELIMINATE INCOME TAX

Blueprint Features 10-Point Plan to Make Minnesota Affordable Again

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell and running mate Phillip C. Parrish today released The Lindell-Parrish Minnesota Budget Blueprint, a detailed plan that takes the Minnesota State Budget from its current $3,3B structural deficit under Governor Tim Walz to a budget that fully funds core government services while reducing and eventually eliminating the state income tax.

“Minnesota does not have a revenue problem. Minnesota collects seventy billion dollars and still cannot pay its bills,” Lindell said. “That is not because we are not taxed enough. That is a management problem, and I have spent my life fixing management problems with my own money on the line.”

Minnesota Nice, on the record and on the ledger

The Lindell-Parrish Blueprint identifies 10 core objectives:

1. Eliminate fraudulent government services — not reform them, eliminate them.
2. Eliminate redundant welfare programs that stack benefits without improving outcomes.
3. Make Minnesotans healthier, and healthcare costs drop — healthcare is the single largest driver of state spending, employee costs, and family budgets.  The Lindell-Parrish Blueprint reduces these costs.  Amy Klobuchar has consistently supported policies that increase these costs.
4. Fund only what works — track measurable quality and capacity metrics and allocate future dollars on performance, not politics.
5. Hold employers accountable for employing citizens, not illegal immigrants — mandatory E-Verify, real penalties on the employers who profit from off-books labor, debarment from state contracts, and removal of the criminal aliens Minnesota taxpayers are currently housing at an expense of $153 million per year.
6. Educate children instead of funding ideology — adopt the Mississippi reform model that took a state from 49th to 9th in fourth-grade reading while spending a third less per pupil than Minnesota does.
7. Grow the economy by promoting tourism — Minnesota’s natural resources and its national attractions provide year-round opportunities to boost our economy.
8. Clean up the streets of our cities with Operation Restore Lives — fund the four-pillar program designed by Ben Carson to assist the homeless, the addicted, and the mentally ill in getting back on their feet.
9. Stand up Minnesota Direct — Leverage the Lindell Direct Assistance Program developed by Mike Lindell to save 40% on delivery of assistance to those in need by displacing taxpayer-funded government programs with private sector donors that reflect our “Minnesota Nice” character.
10. Eliminate the Minnesota income tax, one funded objective at a time — beginning with a complete exemption for seniors and continuing with a rate cut for every Minnesotan as each objective is certified, until the rate reaches zero.

“Minnesota has become one of the most unaffordable states to live in.  In 2024, a WalletHub study on tax burdens rated our state as the 7^th worst for taxes in the nation.  As a result, over 100,000 Minnesotans have left our state under Governor Tim Walz.  With this budget plan, Minnesota will be a place where families can once again afford to live by eliminating our state income tax.” 

The Lindell-Parrish Minnesota Budget Blueprint is available online at MikeLindellGov.com.

— Mike Lindell & Phillip C. Parrish

Lindell-Parrish Ticket | 2026