Helping Minnesotans Afford Everyday Life
Minnesotans are struggling with the costs of daily life in theface of record inflation and economic uncertainty. While government budgets are flush, the pocketbooks of the average Minnesotans have been hit hard. They’ve had to give up hopes and dreams to pay for gas and groceries because inflation has caused the price of goods to go up in every part of their lives. They deserve real relief and a government that is focused on helping their budget, not growing the size of government.
- Republican leaders fought for permanent tax relief for all Minnesotans. That included lowering income taxes for everyone who pays in – resulting in a typical savings of about $1000 per year for Minnesotans.
- In addition, Republicans passed the full elimination of the tax on Social Security benefits. It’s their money, they deserve to get it back without having it taxed. The elimination of the tax on Social Security would provide an average benefit of $1200 per year. SJ6869, SF3692
- Minnesota Democrats Supported Changes to Minnesota Energy Policies That Experts Say Would Have Cost Minnesota Families $1200 Per Year” (Sen. Frentz Amendment to SF 4091 (SJ7626, 4/26/2022)
- “Doubling Down on Failure: How a 50 Percent by 2030 Renewable Energy Standard Would Cost Minnesota $80.2 Billion” Center of the American Experiment, March 2019.
- Democrats have pushed to raise Minnesota’s gas tax AND tried to tie it to inflation so costs just keep going up for you. (HF1684, HJ5432, 4/17/21) (Bill Salisbury, “Gov Tim Walz’s Proposed 20-cent Gas Tax Increase Faces GOP Opposition,” Pioneer Press, February 20, 2019)
