2013 SURVEY RESULTS
1. The state currently owes $801 million to school districts across the state. Do you think the state should immediately pay back the money previously borrowed from our schools?
61% Yes
22% No
17% Undecided
2. Gov. Dayton has proposed broadening the sales tax to clothing over $100, services like haircuts and auto repairs and over-the-counter medications. Do you support this sales tax increase?
15% Yes
79% No
5% Undecided
3. The Health Insurance Exchange bill proposed by legislators would tax 3.5 percent on your insurance premiums to fund its operations in compliance with the Affordable Care Act. Do you support this health insurance tax increase?
8% Yes
86% No
6% Undecided
4. Labor Unions and lawmakers are considering forcing private day care providers to join a union. Do you support the unionization of child care providers?
5% Yes
88% No
6% Undecided
5. Do you support charging a flat fee for all vehicle registration renewals?
34% Yes
51% No
15% Undecided
6. Labor Unions and lawmakers are considering forcing personal care attendants (PCAs) to join a union. Do you support the unionization of PCAs?
7% Yes
86% No
7% Undecided
7. The Agriculture Finance Committee has been eliminated as a stand-alone committee and decisions pertaining to it now are in the hands of an environmental committee. Do you support separating agriculture from environment?
58% Yes
30% No
12% Undecided
8. Employers currently serve as state tax collectors by handling income-tax withholding on our paychecks. Do you support abolishing this responsibility from employers?
16% Yes
71% No
13% Undecided
9. Proposed new laws would impact our Second Amendment right to bear arms. Do you favor or oppose new gun laws?
17% Favor
83% Oppose