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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Minnesota
Date: 01/15/26 2:38 PM
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Per your link

“Minnesota consistently ranks near the top nationally for performance and quality of life:”

In reality....

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“About 39 percent of working-age Somalis have no high school diploma, compared to just 5 percent of natives.
Among working-age adult Somalis who have lived in the U.S. for more than 10 years, half still cannot speak English “very well”.
About 54 percent of Somali-headed households in Minnesota receive food stamps, and 73 percent of Somali households have at least one member on Medicaid. The comparable figures for native households are 7 percent and 18 percent.
Nearly every Somali household with children (89 percent) receives some form of welfare.

cis.org - Somali Immigrants Minnesota

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“A top prosecutor suggested on Thursday that the total amount of fraud in Minnesota could be $9 billion or more.

According to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, 14 Medicaid services under audit and deemed "high risk" for fraud have cost the state $18 billion since 2018.

Thompson said a substantial amount of money billed across those programs is fraudulent, but the exact amount is still under investigation.”

Just think how better off Minnesota would be if not for the drain of tax payer money and used
wisely to better Minnesota

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