WMM Hero — Standalone Test

The status quo is broken

It’s time to build a state that works for everyone, not just those at the top.

We Make Minnesota is a coalition of labor unions and grassroots organizations representing more than 266,500 Minnesotans, fighting together for a fair tax code and a state that meets our collective needs.

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This state has wealth

31%

of Minnesota's wealth is held by the richest 1% of families.

Minnesota Reformer · Jan 2025

$50.5B

in profits for Minnesota's 50 largest corporations last year alone.

Star Tribune · May 2026

Our investments don't match

#3

highest infant child care costs in the United States.

MPR News · Mar 2025

592,496

Minnesota children whose Medicaid coverage is on the line as Washington cuts $19 billion.

MN DHS · Medicaid Matters

What these decisions have lost us

$18.9B

If Minnesota simply invested in public services at the rate we did in the 1990s, the state budget would be $18.9 billion larger this biennium. Rather than fight over the scraps, Minnesotans deserve a budget that meets our collective needs. Read the whole argument

Our Perspective

Seven chapters breaking down how we got here and how we fund our future, together.

01 The wealth is already here 31%of MN wealth held by the richest 1% 02 The United States is a low-tax country 26% vs 34%tax share of GDP · US vs OECD average 03 Choosing scarcity comes with a cost 21.1%US child poverty · double the OECD rate 04 “Starve the beast” is a deliberate cycle 91% → 37%top tax rate, 1963 → today 05 Anti-tax politics crossed party lines — Minnesota isn't immune $6.7Tone Democratic tax-cut plan, 10-yr cost 06 Minnesota has chosen differently before 2023school meals · paid leave · one-seat majority 07 How we choose differently again $2.4Bwhat one new tax tier would raise

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We are better together.

>266,500

Minnesotans represented by our 14 partner unions and grassroots organizations.

With our shared belief in a caring and collaborative society, we fight for the public revenues and investments that create a strong and prosperous Minnesota where communities can thrive and everyone is afforded the opportunity to live a safe, healthy, and dignified life.

Rather than fight over the scraps, Minnesotans deserve a state that meets our collective needs.