Michelle Benson

NRA

michelle — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:08:43 +0000

I am pleased to receive the endorsement of the National Rifle Association of America. The NRA stands vigilant in protection of your Second Amendment rights and I am glad to join them in their efforts to stand for your rights.

Maybe he is finally getting it.

michelle — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:13:16 +0000

President Obama rejected tax cuts to businesses as major parts of the 2009 stimulus, but as the election draws near, he see the need for private sector stimulus. Voters have figured out that government spending will not lead us out of recession, so the political class will finally give the private sector a chance! R&D tax credits are a good start. Let’s hope he is finally learning to trust the private sector.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704392104575475920686869934.html?mod=djemalertNEWS

What we measure is what we value.

michelle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:33:49 +0000

LA Times did research on the value added by teachers in the classroom. Everyone agrees test scores are not the sole indicator of a teachers effectiveness. When included as part of an overall evaluation, mentoring, and coaching, measurements such as these can help teachers improve their classroom effectiveness.

See the article here.

What we measure in our education system matters. For too long, the discussion in Minnesota has been about money. If we only measure how much we spend, we won’t know if we are spending effectively. It is time to measure effectiveness in curricula, techniques, and teachers performance so that successes can be shared with parents and other school districts.

Private Sector Incomes Fell

michelle — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:02:39 +0000

Consumer spending is a key component to our economy. It grew 0.1% in May and was unchanged in June.

Why? Private wages and salaries fell.

This recovery is not going to firm up until the private sector starts growing. Businesses face increasing regulation and taxes. Instead of spending time and money on growing their business, they are meeting the demands of an ever expanding, increasingly demanding government.

Limited access to the WSJ article here.

It worked for JFK & Reagan…

michelle — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:17:01 +0000

Tax cuts to stimulate the economy worked in the 60′s and 80′s. The last thing we need in a weak recovery is a tax increase.

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a report from the President’s 1963 report on the economy.

Tax reduction thus sets off a process that can bring gains for everyone, gains won by marshalling resources that would otherwise stand idle—workers without jobs and farm and factory capacity without markets. Yet many taxpayers seemed prepared to deny the nation the fruits of tax reduction because they question the financial soundness of reducing taxes when the federal budget is already in deficit. Let me make clear why, in today’s economy, fiscal prudence and responsibility call for tax reduction even if it temporarily enlarged the federal deficit—why reducing taxes is the best way open to us to increase revenues.

—President John F. Kennedy,
Economic Report of the President,

January 1963

Read the entire piece in today’s Journal linked here.

Voices of Conservative Women

michelle — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:44:55 +0000

I am thrilled to have been endorsed by Voices of Conservative Women. They are the answer to Emily’s List. Please support them as they work to elect conservative women and set a new direction for the state.

Support VOICES of Conservative Women
Dessert Social: Help Us Raise the Funds to ELECT Conservative Candidates

Special Guests Kelly Paulsen, wife of US Congressman Erik Paulsen
Michelle Benson, MN Senate Candidate SD49

Thursday, July 29^th, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Hosted by: Jennifer DeJournett, Anna Lima, Pamela Svec Punt, Emily Pugh, Lisa Belak & AmyJo Stark
Located at: The DeJournett Home 18094 Gladstone Blvd North Maple Grove, MN 55369

$35.00 Suggested Donation Per Person
$50.00 Suggested Donation Per Couple
(Minnesota Campaign Finance Law allows donations of any size that can be donated to a Political Action Committee)

RSVP
http://voicesfundraiser.eventbrite.com/
Or
jjd@voicesofconservativewomen.org or 612-384-1479

Government Pork Doesn’t Make Us Prosperous

michelle — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:19:42 +0000

The Journal is just full of good stuff!

God Bless Robert Byrd, but he did not do tax payers any favors.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111704575354870221777334.html?mod=ITP_opinion_0

Teach for America

michelle — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:08:04 +0000

Excellent article in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal. Teach for America asks the best of the best to teach in under performing schools with great results.

See the article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704198004575311052522926796.html

The Car

michelle — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:04:32 +0000

Craig’s 69 Camaro was a huge hit in the Coon Rapids Parade. From little kids, to teens, to those who remember when… commented: Cool Car.” “Nice Car.” “Can you rev it up?”

Craig bought the car in high school, fixed it up, and now is sharing it with the campaign team. (He even let us throw our empty water bottles in the back!)

Parades are a lot of fun!

Doorknocking = Learning

michelle — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:48:42 +0000

Met a small business owner creating bio fuel. Here is the great part, he is not pulling the fuel early in the food cycle. He uses waste products from large scale food production. (Cheaper than left over fryer oil.)

Innovation, efficiency, and big prospects for success right here in Minnesota.