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.
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 programs and services from 1 to 5 (1 being the highest and 5 being the lowest priority).
K-12 Education
Health Care Reform
Jobs/Economy
Property Tax relief
Public Safety/Consumer Protection

3. Would you support laws providing additional oversight and accountability of state government spending?
Yes
No

4. Would you support a reduction in State Agency administrative overhead costs if it meant less program oversight?
Yes
No

5. Do you believe the State of Minnesota should intervene to attempt to make affordable healthcare available to all citizens?
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 (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?
Yes
No

9. Which of the following investments in education do you support? (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?
Yes
No

11. Which of the following options do you support to create new jobs in Minnesota?
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 entrepeneurs
Enact new tax breaks for corporations
Nothing – let the market take its course