Rep. Keith Downey 2011 Legislative Survey 1. Question Title * 1. Please tell me a little bit about yourself. Name: * Address: * Address 2: City/Town: * State: * -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming ZIP: * Email Address: Phone Number: Question Title * 2. Given current economic conditions, what change is reasonable in state government’s budget? Increase Decrease Stay about the same Question Title * 3. Given that the state forecast projects a 5% increase in revenues from existing taxes, would you support raising taxes to increase spending more than 5%? No, cut taxes so spending does not grow No, 5% increase in spending is enough Yes, but not more than a 10% increase in spending Yes, even if spending increase is greater than 10% Question Title * 4. If you support tax increases, what type do you prefer? Sales tax Individual income tax Corporate income tax Question Title * 5. Should the state pass business tax relief and incentives to encourage investment and job creation? Yes No Question Title * 6. Should the state borrow to fund government construction projects to encourage job creation? Yes No Question Title * 7. Should the state repeal the freeze on expanded nuclear power? Yes No Question Title * 8. Would you support tying some portion of education funding and pay to student achievement? Yes No Question Title * 9. Do you support increasing the number of public charter schools to allow parents more options for their child? Yes No Question Title * 10. Should the Legislature allow consumers to purchase approved health insurance across state lines? Yes No Question Title * 11. Do you think government would do a better job of lowering health care costs than the private market? Yes No Question Title * 12. Do you support initiatives to reduce the size and cost of state government’s workforce? Yes No Question Title * 13. Do you support providing new government employees with 401K retirement plans rather than traditional pension plans? Yes No Question Title * 14. Do you support state funding for a new Vikings stadium? Yes No Done