Which issue do you believe is the most important issue for the Iowa Legislature to address in 2008?____ Education

____ Jobs and the economy

____ Health care

__X__ Taxes and state government spending

____ Crime and drugs

____ Immigration

Iowa’s Right to Work Law gives employees the choice either belong or not to belong to a union and pay union dues. There is a proposal in the Legislature which would eliminate that choice and require public employees, including teachers, to pay union dues even if they do not belong to the union. Do you support the effort to repeal Iowa’s Right to Work Law?
____ Yes

__X__ No

Repairs to Iowa’s roads and bridges are supported by the tax paid on fuel. The fuel tax revenue is constitutionally protected and can only be spent on road and bridge repairs.

Please check the funding stream that you think could be increased to repair Iowa’s roads and bridges.

__X__ Gasoline tax

____ Driver’s license fees

____ Vehicle registration fees

Today in Iowa all 99 counties have approved a local option sales tax for school infrastructure (building repair and construction). Which of the following is closer to your opinion on this issue?
____ It is time to make the school local option sales taxes a permanent statewide sales tax and spread the money out over all school districts.

__X__ We should not make the school local option taxes permanent because voters should be given the opportunity to vote every 10 years to decide if they still want to keep the tax in place for their local school district.

Iowa’s law banning same sex marriage was recently declared unconstitutional by an Iowa district judge. How should the Legislature respond?
____ The Legislature should allow the courts to decide if same sex marriage is legal in Iowa.

__X__ The Legislature should pass a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage.

____ The Legislature should pass a law that allows same sex marriages in Iowa.

How should Iowa be focusing its immigration efforts?

__X__ Stop illegal immigrants from getting government benefits

__X__ Find and deport illegal immigrants

____ Help them find jobs and become contributing taxpayers
__X__ Punish employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants

There is a plan in the Iowa Legislature that requires every Iowan to purchase health insurance, similar to how auto insurance is required. Is this the right thing to do?

____ Yes, everyone has a responsibility to have health insurance.

__X__ No, some people cannot afford health insurance and some people choose not to be insured.

What is the best way to give property tax relief?
____ Lower property taxes by having the state pay for more local education costs.

____ Limit the growth of property taxes to the rate of inflation.

__X__ Require local government officials to take a public vote on every increase.