Minnesota House Republican Caucus Survey
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The State of Minnesota is nearly $5 billion in the red. Legislators have to fix the problem by the end of the current session. There are many options for balancing the State's budget, some of which are listed below. Please take a minute to rank these ideas.
 Bad Idea    Great Idea 
Two-year state employee salary freeze.
State hiring freeze, excluding public safety positions.
Zero-based budgeting for state agencies.
Encourage job and revenue growth by cutting taxes on business.
Raise income taxes.
Some combination of tax hikes and spending cuts.
Seek federal bailout money like the banking and auto industry.
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