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"FAIR" fair Affordable Investment Reform <br /> PRINCIPLES FOR REFORM <br /> • Reform and cut the property tax for everyone. <br /> • Reform education funding and fund public education. <br /> • Reform the budget process, end accounting gimmicks and pay cost <br /> up front. <br /> • Keep the total package revenue neutral, or even give a cut. <br /> • Recognize the dual nature of land. Its the foundation of the <br /> eco-system and also an economic commodity. Make the property tax <br /> system a friend of the environment and a foe of urban sprawl, instead <br /> of the opposite. <br /> • Progressively reform the taxation of farming, rental housing and busi- <br /> ness to lighten the property tax burden and base tax more on ability <br /> to pay. <br /> • Create a new, stable, long-term fiscal relationship between the state <br /> and local governments. <br /> • Cut tax rates, simplify the tax system, broaden the tax base and <br /> make Minnesota's tax system more progressive with sales and in- <br /> come tax reform. <br />