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State Representative Tony Cornish
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4240
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REP. CORNISH TROUBLED WITH GOVERNOR DAYTON’S BUDGET PLAN
ST. PAUL – State Representative Tony Cornish (R-Good Thunder) was troubled by Governor Mark Dayton’s balanced budget proposal, saying it does little to reform government but does plenty to scare job providers from growing their businesses in Minnesota.
“Enacting job-killing tax increases would be about the worst thing government could do right now,” Cornish said. “We’re trying to reduce spending to bring some fiscal sanity back to this state, and with this budget the governor hardly acknowledges there’s a budget problem.”
With Minnesota looking to eliminate a $6.2 billion deficit, Dayton wants to vastly increase the total amount spent on state government programs. He has proposed that Minnesota spend $37 billion for Fiscal Years 2012-13 – which is a $5 billion increase from the current budget cycle.
Governor Dayton wants to increase taxes by more than $4 billion and only wants to make $485 million in net budget reductions over the next two years. Cornish said that means he’s proposing $4 in new taxes for every 50 cents in budget cuts.
Cornish found it ironic that of the minimal reductions Dayton proposed, Minnesota’s nursing homes were a top targets, while local governments and colleges and universities were largely spared.
“Not only is this plan fiscally irresponsible, it also has misplaced priorities,” Cornish said. “Governor Dayton is trying to look like Robin Hood by taking from the rich and giving to the poor, but in the end he’s really taking from small business owners and grandma and grandpa in our nursing homes.”
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