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We can afford to invest in Minnesota, in fact we can’t afford NOT to.

Minnesota is a great state and we want to keep it that way.
Minnesota still ranks high in a number of areas, and many Minnesotans are doing well. But we’re slipping. Confronted with budget deficits starting in 2002, the legislature enacted considerable cuts in funding, causing Minnesota to lose ground compared to other states.

  • For the first time in decades, Minnesota’s economy is underperforming the national average.
  • Minnesota’s ranking among states in state funding for higher education dropped from 12th in FY 2001 to 35th in FY 2006.
  • The number of Minnesota households spending more than half of their income on housing more than doubled from 2000 to 2006—the fastest growth in the nation in this measure.

For a closer look at the importance of Minnesota’s public investments and rankings, read:

One of the core principles of Invest in Minnesota is that revenue-raising must be a significant part of the solution to resolving the state’s budget deficit.

To learn more about the importance of revenue-raising, go to:

For most Minnesotans, tax fairness means that people pay in proportion to their incomes.
The overall package of revenue-raising must make the tax system more fair. An increase to the state’s income tax based on the ability to pay must be a major component of a revenue-raising package. Targeted tax credits for low- and moderate-income Minnesotans are an important tool in creating a fair tax system, and should be maintained and expanded.

To learn more about tax fairness, read:

 

Invest in Minnesota Coalition
651-757-3063

 

To learn about the impact of inadequate revenue, view:

Videos of Real People and Real Cuts

For more information about Minnesota’s budget, go to:

November 2009 Forecast issue brief

January 2010 Economic Update from Minnesota Management and Budget

Minnesota Management and Budget

 

For more information how other states are using revenue to balance their budgets, go to:

The Center on Budget & Policy Priorities

 

To read about Invest in Minnesota and relevant articles in the news, click here.