OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Issue Position: Economic Development

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2016
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Economy and Fiscal Housing and Property

*Being in the real estate business, we saw a turn in the economy before it was publicly declared a "recession." Homes were taking longer to sell as the pool of buyers was drying up and there weren't as many potential buyers relocating to the Twin Cities.

*Tens of thousands of Minnesotans have lost their jobs, endured pay cuts, benefit cuts and reduced hours.Minnesota's poor business climate has contributed to this financial demise. Our anti-business tax, regulatory, and job creation climate has made this recession worse for Minnesotans than it really had to be.

*It's no surprise that this is where we ended up. It's a logical result of public policies enacted by our legislature that have handcuffed our employers, employees and everyone else who has tried to grow a small business, pay taxes, give back to their community and keep the state moving forward productively


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