FLIP FLOP ON TAX INCREASES

 

 

FLIP:  Governor Pawlenty says he hasn’t raised state taxes.

 

FLOP:  His actions have caused everything else -- property taxes, state fees, school fees, and college tuition -- to go up.

 

Here’s what property taxes have done since Tim Pawlenty became governor:

(Minnesota Department of Finance “Price of Government November 2005 Forecast”)

 

Here’s how state fees have gone up on Tim Pawlenty’s watch:

 

(Minnesota Department of Finance “Price of Government November 2005 Forecast”)

             Under Tim Pawlenty, fees have gone up on almost everything:

 

Waterfowl and Pheasant Stamp ($5 to $7.50)

Boat Registration Fee (50% Increase for all watercraft)

Cross-country Ski Pass ($9 to $14, $24 to $39)

Vehicle Title and Salvage Vehicle Fee ($15 Increase)

9-11 Emergency Fee ($.25 per line)

Nursing Home Fee (up 173%)

 

 

Here’s how tuition has increased at our public colleges under Tim Pawlenty:

 

(Minnesota Office of Higher Education “Tuition and Fees” Fact Sheet)

 

             And by not adequately funding K-12 education, Governor Pawlenty forced school districts to increase fees for everything from busing to athletics -- a 45 percent increase:

 

(Department of Education “Minnesota School District and Charter School Student Fees,”

January 2006 Report to the Legislature)

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Facts about Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty