1. What should the Legislature’s top priorities be in the 2010 Legislative Session? (Rank 1-7)
Balancing the budget
Passing a job creation package, including a bonding bill
K-12 education
Property tax relief
Health care reform
Public safety & consumer protection
Other: (please specify)  

2. Over the last year, have you experienced any of the following? (Check all that apply)
Loss of a job
Loss of a home
Loss of health insurance
Wage cut or freeze
Hours cut

3. Which of the following options do you support to grow new jobs in Minnesota? (Check all that apply)
Make targeted capital investments in the state’s aging infrastructure
Provide tax incentives for businesses that hire and retain workers
Invest in renewable energy industries to bring green jobs to Minnesota
Support research and development at colleges and universities
Enact new tax breaks for corporations
Nothing - let the market take its course
Other: (please specify)  

4. Due to the economy, the state is facing a $1.2 billion budget deficit this session and a projected $5.4 billion revenue shortfall in the next biennium. What should the Legislature do to balance the budget?
Cut programs
Raise taxes
Combination of budget cuts and tax increases
Operate government differently
Allow the Governor to unallot
Other: (please specify)  

If you selected cutting programs or raising taxes, please specify which taxes you would increase or which programs you would cut.

5. Last session General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) was eliminated, cutting hospital funding more than $380 million and eliminating medical care for 30,000 of the poorest and sickest Minnesotans. This cut alone has eliminated jobs for thousands of hospital workers and forced counties to raise property taxes. Do you support reinstating the GAMC program?
Yes
No
Not sure

6. Do you support providing state funding to build a new Vikings Stadium?
Yes
No
Not sure

7. Do you support expanding gambling to pay for a stadium or other budget items?
Yes, for a stadium
Yes, for other budget items
No
Not Sure

8. Other comments or questions:

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