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ABMAF Ryan Rutzick Loophole Ad Fact Check

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NARRATOR:

Minnesota needs leaders who
will stand up for middle class
families.

But Ryan Rutzick sides with big
corporations and wealthy CEOs.




Ryan Rutzick would join Tea
Party Republicans who voted to
protect tax loopholes for big
corporations that hide profits
overseas.




Minnesota Middle Class
Family


Corporate Executives
Graphic: Ryan Rutzick:
Tea Party Agenda: Sides
with Big Corporations &
CEOs


Boardroom Meeting
Graphic: Ryan Rutzick:
Tea Party Agenda:
Loopholes for Corporations
that Hide Profits Overseas
Source: House Journal
6446, 03/13/12














House Republicans Voted Against Closing
Tax Loopholes that Allow Corporations
to Hide Profits Overseas In March 2013.
On March 13, 2012, House Republicans
voted for the Dean motion that the Minority
Report on education bill HF 2083 (which
included eliminating tax havens to pay back
the school shift) be laid on the table,
effectively killing it. [HF 2083, House
Journal 6446, 03/13/12]
costing Minnesota
over 100 million dollars
a year
MN Landscape
Graphic: Ryan Rutzick:
Tea Party Agenda: Cost
Minnesota Over $100
Million A Year
Source: Minnesota Dept. of
Revenue, Feb. 2012
The Foreign Operating Corporations Tax
Expenditure Cost $56.9 Million For The
2012-2013 Biennium. In February 2012,
the Minnesota Department of Revenue
presented the Tax Expenditure Budget,
noting the Foreign Operating Corporations
tax expenditure cost the General Fund $56.9
million for the 12-13 biennium. [MN
Department Of Revenue, Feb. 2012]

The Foreign Source Royalties Tax
Expenditure Cost $170.2 Million For The
2012-2013 Biennium. In February 2012,
the Minnesota Department of Revenue
presented the Tax Expenditure Budget,
noting the Foreign Source Royalties tax
expenditure cost the General Fund $170.2
million for the 12-13 biennium. [MN
Department Of Revenue, Feb. 2012]

All while raising
property taxes for
seniors and middle class
families.
Seniors walking
Middle class family with
groceries
Graphic: Ryan Rutzick:
Tea Party Agenda: Higher
Property Taxes for Seniors
and Families
Source: House Special
Session Journal 21,
07/19/11
House Republicans Voted for 2011
Special Session Tax Bill Eliminating the
Market Value Homestead Credit In July
2011. On July 19, 2011, House Republicans
voted for HF 20, the special session tax bill
that eliminated the Market Value Homestead
Credit. [HF 20, special session, House
Journal 21, 07/19/11]

MPR: The Homestead Credit Applied to
95% of Minnesota Homeowners. In
September 2011, MPR wrote about the
Homestead Credit, The homestead credit
program provided about $538 million in
property tax relief over two years to about
95% of homeowners. [MPR, 09/14/11]

MPR: Eliminating the Homestead Credit
Forced Property Taxes Up. On September
12, 2012, MPR wrote, Since 2011, the
Department of Revenue estimates that
nearly 69 percent of households saw an
increase in their combined property taxes.
[MPR, 09/12/12]
And making big cuts to
our local schools.






Ryan Rutzick has the
wrong priorities for
Minnesota.
Sad student looks at
camera
Source: House Special
Session Journal 33,
07/19/11



Corporate building
Graphic: Ryan Rutzick has
the wrong priorities for
Minnesota.

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House Republicans Took $700 Million
from Minnesotas Schools In July 2011.
On July 19, 2011, House Republicans voted
for HF 26, the special session education bill
that included a $700 million money shift
from K-12 school spending. [HF 26, special
session, House Journal 33, 07/19/11]

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