Issue Position: Restore Economic Prosperity

Issue Position

Taxation, at it's core, is the force of government to take from the productive part of the economy and to distribute revenue among those areas it sees fit. Most Minnesotans fall between the taxable earnings of $17,300 and $68,720 at 7.05%. That is 7.05% of your income that the State of Minnesota claims as it's own! When you purchase most goods in the state you also pay about 7% sales tax. Do you consume 7% of your income and 7% of your purchasing power in government services?

One of the problems with our tax system is that is is disproportionally burdensome on the metro area and disproportionately beneficial to rural citizens of the state. Local government aid (LGA) is distributed to mostly small towns in outlying areas of the state.

Since most commercial exchange of goods occur in population centers, most revenue is generated from the twin cities. LGA is disbursed to small cities where it goes to fund utilities and projects for a select group of people. I believe it is wrong for one group of people to be forced to pay for another group's excessive use of resources and unethical for the government to redistribute your hard earned money to others. Let's focus on home first and others after we have our house in order.

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