Budget Reality: The GOP’s ‘Significant Compromise’

Original GOP Plan GOP ‘Significant Difference

Compromise’ Plan
$34 Billion $34 Billion No Change
Protects Richest 2% of Protects Richest 2% of No Change
Taxpayers at the Cost of Taxpayers at the Cost of
Every Minnesotan Every Minnesotan
No New Revenue No New Revenue No Change
Eliminates Healthcare Eliminates Healthcare No Change
Coverage for 140,000 Coverage for 140,000
Minnesotans Minnesotans

Cuts 19% from University Cuts 19% from University No Change

of Minnesota of Minnesota

Cuts MNSCU 14% Cuts MNSCU 14% No Change

Cuts Home Services for Cuts Home Services for No Change

the Poor and Disabled the Poor and Disabled
Including at least 5,800 Including at least 5,800
Seniors Seniors

Raises $1.226 Billion in Raises $1.226 Billion in No Change

Property Taxes by 2014 Property Taxes by 2014

Cuts the Renters Refund Cuts the Renters Refund No Change

by Half for 308,000 by Half for 308,000
Renters Including 85,000 Renters Including 85,000
Seniors Seniors

85% General Fund Cut to 85% General Fund Cut to No Change

Transit Funding Transit Funding