1. Clearly there will need to be significant spending cuts and a reallocation of existing revenues. In addition, Would you support consideration of strategic revenue increases to preserve essential programs and services.     (Check One Box)  

                         Yes

                         No

2. As the legislature makes decisions to balance the budget, it is important to know what programs and services are most important to you.  (please rank the following answers by labeling 1-5, 1 being highest priority and 5 being the lowest priority)  

                         Yes

                         No

4. Would you support a reduction in State Agency administrative overhead costs if it meant less program oversight?   (Check One Box)  

                         Yes

                         No

5. Do you believe the State of Minnesota should intervene to attempt to make affordable healthcare available to all citizens?
(Check One Box)

       Yes

       No

6. Which of the following possible health care initiatives would you support?  (Please check all that you support)

    Require all citizens to have health insurance, similar to car insurance.

    Require employers with 100+ employees to offer health benefits for their workers.

    Allow small businesses to buy coverage for their workers through a joint purchasing pool with other small employers.

    Invest in initiatives that promote a healthy lifestyle and prevention.

    Create a state-sponsored single-payer system that covers all citizens.

    Nothing – let the market take its course. 

7. Please rank the following health care issues from 1 to 5, with 1 being the biggest issue and 5 being the smallest problem.

  Lack of primary care physicians (family doctors) in Greater Minnesota

  Convenient access to quality, affordable care

  High cost of prescriptions

  Skyrocketing health insurance premiums

  Increasing co-pays/deductibles for physician care

8.  Should lawmakers reform the K-12 funding formula to insure all districts are treated equally?   (Check One Box)

              Yes

              No

9.  Which of the following investments in education do you support?  (Please check all that you support)

  Provide additional support for special education

  Expand Early Childhood Education programs

  Fully-fund all day, every day Kindergarten

  Increase per-pupil funding for K-12 schools

  Provide for new technology in the classroom

  Lower tuition at state colleges and universities

  Nothing – school system is adequate

  Other (please specify): 

10.  Currently low- and middle-income earners pay a larger percentage of their income for state and local taxes than    Minnesota ’s highest earners.  A proposal being discussed would create a new tax bracket for the state’s highest earners (couples earning $400,000+ per year and individuals earning $226,000+ per year).   Revenue from this   new tax bracket would be used to provide substantial, permanent property tax relief for 99 percent of Minnesota homeowners.

Would you support this plan?   (Check One Box)

              Yes

              No

11.  Which of the following options do you support to create new jobs in Minnesota ?  (Please check all that you support)

  Invest in renewable energy industries to bring green jobs to Minnesota

  Create jobs strategically through targeted capital investment

  Support Research & Development at state colleges and universities

  Provide additional tax incentives for small businesses and entrepreneurs

  Enact new tax breaks for corporations

  Nothing – let the market take its course


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