Letter: Vote for David Hann

To the Editor:

Senator David Hann of Eden Prairie must be doing something right in St. Paul.  He is the target of a monsoon of negative DFL political action committee cable ads distorting and misconstruing the fine work he is doing there.  The purpose?  To portray the Herculean efforts of one very fine individual making every attempt to make a positive difference with his elected position as something sinister.

Remember the financial mess the Republicans inherited from their DFL counterparts in a $6.2 billion dollar deficit?  The DFL had everything to do with this irresponsible situation, just as other states had around the country.  Senator Hann is the Chair of the Senate Health Policy and Finance Committee that oversees the fastest growing sector of state government spending.  Given the current rate of increases in cost of Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare of 13% or more per biennium, costs are projected to double every 11 years.  This means more government jobs and more people on entitlements.  DFL legislators and the Governor have a simple solution - increase your taxes during recessionary times. 

Senator Hann had a better idea - and the moxie to back it up - slow the rate of growth in entitlements to 5%.  This is not a cut - but a reduction in the rate of growth to keep the programs solvent without raising taxes.  So when you see accusations of cutting spending in the negative attack ads please remember - nothing was cut but the rate of growth.

And remember it was the DFL who spent us into a $6 billion deficit when you vote on November 6. So vote for the Party that turned a deficit into a surplus. Vote Republican.

Fred Koppelman

Eden Prairie