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1. 14th Annual Legislative Scorecard Released
2.Phil Krinkie – Legislators - Stay Out of the Kitchen
3. State Auditor Otto – Should Be Ashamed of Herself
4. Gubenatorial Candidate Horner Wants a Cap on Minnesota Mortgage Deduction
5. Want a Raise? Work for the government!
6. Government Rules Keep State Nursing Home Empty
7. Gubernatorial Candidate Margaret Anderson-Kelliher Promises a Huge Increase in Education Spending
1.2010 Taxpayers League of Minnesota Annual Scorecard
This week, the Taxpayers League of Minnesota released their annual Legislative Scorecard for the 2010 legislative session. The release marks the 14th annual Taxpayers League scorecard which ranks all Minnesotalegislators on key tax and spending votes.
The Taxpayers League’s annual Legislative Scorecard is Minnesota’s most authoritative ranking of state legislators on fiscal issues. It provides an accounting of each year’s votes, and also provides a lifetime score for legislators that have served multiple terms.
You can download your copy of the 2010 Legislative Scorecard here.
2. Phil Krinkie – Legislators - Stay Out of the Kitchen
Whatever happened to the simple process of an employer offering a job to an individual who accepts or rejects the offer? Very simple, do we really need more workplace rules handed down by a bunch of lawmakers who’ve never employed anyone?
This basic concept of a mutual agreement that both parties believe to be in their individual best interest might actually help grow our economy and spur job growth, particularly private-sector job growth within small businesses, which is the backbone of the U.S.economy.
Read Phil’s article by clicking here.
3. State Auditor Otto – Should Be Ashamed of Herself.
Our state is broke and our auditor is traveling. State Auditor Rebecca Otto spent thousands of dollars on hotels and expensive meals on a trip to Bostonat a time when even big spender Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher had imposed a ban on out of state travel.
To read about our Auditors travels click here.
4. Gubenatorial Candidate Horner Wants a Cap on Minnesota Mortgage Deduction
Candidate Tom Horner admits he favors capping home mortgage tax deductions, in effect raising taxes on Minnesota homeowners. He called the tax deduction a subsidization of home ownership. Raising taxes on homeowners at a time when many are upside down on their mortgages is just wrong. It begs the question, what other taxes would Governor Horner impose?
To find out how a vote for Horner may raise your taxes click here.
5. Want a Raise? Work for the government!
A Heritage Foundation study shows that federal workers earn 22% more than their private sector counterparts. It’s no wonder we have the out of control deficits. The taxpaying citizen foots the bill to provide better paying jobs to government workers who are receiving government pay increases. Salaries and wages are many times based on length of employment not performance. WhileMinnesota’s overall unemployment rate is 7%, while unemployment for federal workers is 2.9%.
Click here to check out the benefits of government employment.
6. Government Rules Keep State Nursing Home Empty
The state of Minnesota spent nearly $10 million taxpayer dollars to build a nursing home for convicted sex offenders a state of the art, secured facility, but there's one very big problem; The new nursing home for committed sex offenders in St. Peter has sat unused for a year, because the building hasn't passed state inspection.
You can read more about it here.
7. Gubernatorial Candidate Margaret Anderson-Kelliher Promises a Huge Increase in Education Spending
Candidate Margaret Anderson-Kelliher in the midst of a $6 billion budget deficit if elected has promised to raise education spending to $7500 per child per year from the current $5124. It’s no wonder she has the backing of Minnesota’s teacher union. No mention of the miracle that would magically create the revenue necessary to fund this; our guess is it will be a huge tax increase.
Click here for the story.
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