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LETTER: Don't vote for Erik Paulsen

Once again, voters in CD3 must choose a representative for Congress. The representative should be responsive to constituents and accountable for his representation. Our current representative, Erik Paulsen is neither. Since his election in 2008, he has refused to hold open town halls where anyone can ask a question and everyone can hear the answer.

​Published in the StarTribune on December 20, 2017.

​Letter: Retiree will pay $58 more under new tax plan.
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As a retiree, I can easily calculate my taxes under the new plan, and in my case I will pay $58 more than in the past. This is due to not being able to deduct local taxes, which are $3,000 more than the new limit, thus I have to use the standard deduction and my taxable income is now $10,000 more than in previous years. By the way, the highly touted standard deduction of $24,000 for a family is really only $15,900, because the $8,100 personal exemption for a family has been eliminated in the new plan. I would encourage everyone to estimate their taxes and see if they think this is a break for the middle class.
Rick Windham, Edina
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Letter: Reciprocal conceal and carry will allow more guns

This month, the House of Representatives passed HR 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The companion bill in the Senate is S 446. This bill would force Minnesota to allow anyone who has a conceal carry permit from another state to carry in Minnesota - regardless of the requirements, or lack thereof, from the home state.

​Published in the StarTribune on December 20, 2017.

​Letter: Paulsen voted to slash the orphan drug research credit.
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The Dec. 19 article “Tax plan could be dramatic in Minn.” talked about how the rush to pass the law has made it hard to figure out what’s in it. One example of such a poorly understood consequence: the effect of the law on people with rare diseases.
The orphan drug research credit reduces the costs of doing research on treatments that help small populations. Since the majority of drugs don’t make it through clinical trials, companies may have to do 10 studies to find one working drug to help a few thousand people. Without a substantial tax incentive, the cost of doing clinical studies can be too high for companies to recoup without huge patient populations to target.

My kids have a rare genetic disease. My congressman, Erik Paulsen, sat across a table from me in September and told me he supported the Orphan Drug Act and medical research for rare diseases. But he voted in favor of the House version of the tax bill, which would have eliminated that credit entirely. And the final version still cuts the credit in half.

Rare diseases are rare individually, but there are a lot of them and a lot of people suffering from conditions that still don’t have good treatments. It is a shame that a change that will make it harder to find cures is getting passed under cover of “tax reform” by politicians who are not being honest about what they are doing.
Mary Salit, Plymouth


http://www.startribune.com/readers-write-tax-bill-sen-al-franken-super-bowl-volunteers-road-and-pedestrian-safety/465297963/

The Third Congressional District Is Fed Up With Erik Paulsen

A couple of recent letters to local publications illustrate how Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District is losing faith in its Representative, Erik Paulsen (R). Earlier this month, Heidi Strommen took Paulsen to task in a letter published in the Lakeshore Weekly News. Strommen criticizes the way in which Paulsen has long positioned himself as a champion of fiscal...

Letter: Paulsen not entitled to his own facts

Congressman Erik Paulsen, released the following statement following the House of Representatives passed of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. "After more than 31 years, the House passed tax reform that will allow our economy to grow and benefit American individuals, families, and businesses," said Paulsen.

LETTER: Why I'm opposed to the 'Tax Cuts and Jobs Act'

I recently called Rep. Erik Paulsen's office, regarding H.R.1 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," urging him to vote against this act. I would have preferred to present my views in a town hall meeting, but since Rep. Paulsen does not hold open public meetings where constituents can publicly express their views on legislation, I'll share them here.

Letter: The House passed a dangerous gun bill

A DANGEROUS GUN BILL The extremely conservative U.S. House of Representatives has passed a terrible bill. It would actually make it legal for more dangerous and untrained people to carry loaded, hidden guns in more public places in every state. Only six Democrats voted yes.

Letter: Insist on justice for women

Way back in 1979, a woman named Lilly was working as an overnight manager for Goodyear. It was a great job for a woman at that time and Lilly did well - she was named "Top Performer" in 1996 by Goodyear.

Edina Seniors Oppose The Paulsen Tax Bill

Under the guise of "tax reform" legislation, the Senate voted Saturday to pass a massive suite of tax cuts for corporations and the 1 percent. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) took a leading role in developing the House version of this tax bill, which eliminates deductions for medical expenses, state and local sales and income taxes,...

What happened to Erik Paulsen, deficit hawk?

What happened to Erik Paulsen, deficit hawk?On April 15, 2011, Rep. Paulsen issued a press release with the headline, "Paulsen Votes to Reduce Deficits, Pay Down the Debt." In the release, he touted his votes in favor of the federal government living within its means and the importance of fiscal responsibility.

Letter: You only need follow the money

Are we living in an oligarchy? U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen says that the federal tax policy is broken, same for federally supported healthcare. He is right on both counts, but his proposals do nothing to fix out wasteful, inefficient and corrupt insurance-based healthcare or anything that limits the out-of-control federal spending.

Letter: Tax you twice, ain't it nice?

Under current law, you don't have to pay federal income tax on money that you paid for state and local taxes - money that buys things like police, streets, schools. Our representative to the United States Congress, Erik Paulsen, thinks that's wrong.

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