Issue Position: Supporting Local Small Businesses

As a third generation owner of a small family business, I know the challenges Minnesotans are facing. Lack of government action on issues such as infrastructure, health-care, and big corporate handouts have made the struggles of small business owners all too-real. We need a voice who will fight for workers and entrepreneurs, not big corporations.

Now some say the solution to is to cut taxes and slash regulations. As a small business owner myself, I can tell you, they could not be more wrong. Businesses only thrive if they're in a thriving community, and tax cuts harm public projects that benefit the whole community, while giving billions to mega-corporations like Walmart and Amazon. The evidence bears this out. Thanks to great infrastructure, good schools, and high quality of life, Minnesota is ranked the 13th "Best State for Business" by Forbes. Meanwhile Wisconsin, where Scott Walker has cut taxes, slashed regulations, and devastated unions, is ranked 33rd. The evidence is clear. Unregulated, untaxed markets help mega-corporations, not citizens and small businesses.

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