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MINIMUM WAGE MOM:

My kids and I lived on
minimum wage

It was nearly impossible to get
by.


But Tea Party Republican Jeff
Johnson says if hes elected
Governor

Hell sign a bill to reduce the
minimum wage.



Mom and kids making
sandwiches





Mom on camera
Graphic: Jessica English
St. Paul, MN



Mom and kids making
sandwiches
Graphic: Jeff Johnson Reduce
Minimum Wage
Source: Bemidji Pioneer,
06/02/14










Johnson Claimed He Would Not Actively
Work Against The Minimum Wage
Increase, But Would Sign Repeal
Legislation In June 2014. In June 2014 in
an article about the endorsed candidates the
Bemidji Pioneer wrote, In response to a
question from the Pioneer, he said although
he would not actively work as governor to
get the two laws repealed, he would likely
sign legislation repealing them if it were to
be sent to him by the Legislature. [Bemidji
Pioneer, 06/02/14]
Johnsons plan would
hurt over three hundred
fifty thousand
Minnesota workers like
me.
Mom waiting for bus
Graphic: Jeff Johnson: Hurt
350,000 Minnesota Workers
Source: Star Tribune, 04/10/14

Star Tribune: Raising The Minimum
Wage Affected Over 350,000 Minimum
Wage Workers In Minnesota. In April
2014 in an article about the minimum wage
increase the Star Tribune wrote,
Minnesotas minimum wage is set to jump
from one of the lowest in the nation to one
of the highest, promising a better standard
of living for more than 350,000 workers but
raising bottom-line concerns for some
business owners. [Star Tribune, 04/10/14]
Johnson opposes raising
the minimum wage
Mom on camera
Sources: St. Cloud Times,
10/29/13
House Journal 3417, 05/02/05
Johnson Opposed Increasing The States
Minimum Wage In October 2013. In
October 2013 in an article about Johnson
and Honour attending a St. Cloud Tea Party
event the St. Cloud Times wrote, Honour
and Johnson both said they oppose
increasing the minimum wage. [St. Cloud
Times, 10/29/13]

Johnson Voted Against Increasing The
Minimum Wage In May 2005. Johnson,
voted against SF3, the bill to increase the
minimum wage, as it passed the House as
amended 84-50 on May 2, 2005. [House
Journal 3417, 05/02/05]
But he supports tax
breaks for big
corporations.
Mom on camera
Source: House Journal 3934,
05/11/05
Johnson Voted Against The Amendment
To Curtail Corporate Tax Loopholes To
Fund Property Tax Relief. Johnson voted
against the Mullery amendment to HF785,
the amendment to curtail corporate tax
loopholes to fund property tax relief.
Johnson voted against the amendment as it
failed 53-81 on May 10 2005. [House
Journal 3934, 05/11/05]

The Mullery Amendment Repealed The
Foreign Source Royalties Subtraction. In
May 2005, Rep. Mullery proposed an
amendment to HF785 which would have
repealed the Foreign Source Royalties
subtraction. [House Journal 3929,
05/11/05]

The Foreign Source Royalties
Subtraction Cost $119.9 Million For The
06-07 Biennium. In February 2005, the
Minnesota Department of Revenue issued
its Tax Expenditure Budget, noting the
Foreign Source Royalties Subtraction had a
fiscal impact of $119.9 million for the
FY06-07 biennium. [Dept. Of Revenue,
Feb. 2006]
Jeff Johnson has the
wrong priorities for
Minnesota.
Mom walking kids to
school
Graphic: Jeff Johnson: WRONG
for Minnesota

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