Comparison

Dayton and Horner: On The Record

Both Tom Horner and Mark Dayton support the federal take-over of health care.

Both Tom Horner and Mark Dayton are proposing billions of dollars in tax increases on middle-class Minnesotans.

Both Tom Horner and Mark Dayton support increasing government spending at unsustainable rates which will bankrupt Minnesota

Both Tom Horner and Mark Dayton want higher taxes and more government when Minnesota’s fragile economy can’t afford them. Both Tom Horner and Mark Dayton will hurt struggling businesses and will make job creation even more difficult.

Only Tom Emmer will create jobs and focus state government on essentials like funding schools by making government live within its means, not raising taxes, and demanding government reform.

Mark Dayton and Tom Horner do not specify where their cuts are coming from, but they are very critical of Tom Emmer’s honest budget approach:

K–12: NO CUTS

Dayton: I promise to increase state funding for early childhood, K–12, and higher education, in real dollars, every year I am Governor. No exceptions. No excuses.

Horner: Saying he would be a “champion” for both the U and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the former public relations executive said he would shield both systems from budget cuts.

Higher Ed: NO CUTS

Dayton: I promise to increase state funding for early childhood, K-12, and higher education, in real dollars, every year I am Governor. No exceptions. No excuses.

Horner:

LGA (Aids and Credits): NO CUTS

Dayton: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton promises to maintain state LGA spending. The Independence Party candidate for governor, Tom Horner, also has said he would keep the program intact.

Horner: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton promises to maintain state LGA spending. The Independence Party candidate for governor, Tom Horner, also has said he would keep the program intact.

Health Care: POSSIBLE CUTS

Dayton: Democrat Mark Dayton said he won’t promise not to make cuts to subsidized health insurance, but he calls it one of his priorities.

Horner: “I wouldn’t say that no one is going to have the same coverage or people might not lose coverage,’ Horner said.