• A healthy economy is critical to a healthy society and a healthy society is critical to a healthy economy
• It is important to ensure a minimum decent standard of living for all
• Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to achieve personal economic security and a high quality of life
• We can improve the prosperity of all by supporting effective, accountable government that works cooperatively with responsible businesses, unions, nonprofits and individuals
• Our prosperity must be created sustainably—renewing, not depleting, both our natural resources and public infrastructure
• The revenue needed to support state and local government’s work should be raised fairly, with a strong emphasis on ability to pay

Those whose focus is creating wealth do not have a plan for providing a good standard of living for all Minnesotans.

Those who focus on a good standard of living do not have a program for creating the wealth to support it.

Those who focus on protecting the natural environment have little to say about how their goals fit with creating wealth.

And, those who focus on low taxes and small government have little to say about how we can achieve the balanced vision Minnesotans have for their state.

Growth & Justice was created to bring an "&" to fill these gaps.