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It's one of the best state in the US.

Highest life expectancy. One of the most progressive tax system. Great labor rights. Free tuition for students with a family income under $80,000. 10,000 Lakes.

There is some fraud scandal, and suddenly, it's all we hear about.

  • Trump administration talks about it 24/7. They claim some somali family stole $1 billion, $2 billion, $5 billion, $10 billion. What's the next figure? 800 billion?

  • The Murdoch family (Fox News, New York Post) talks about it 24/7

  • Elon Musk promotes "Fraud in Minnesota" content on X.

  • Joe "Rogan" and these dumbass youtube influencers show up and start saying Tim Waltz is incompetent and corrupt.

It turned into scapegoating Minnesota. One fraud scandal and it's all they talk about 24/7.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump gives pardons to convicted fraudsters and no one bats an eye.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vmn61l75ro

https://signalohio.org/trump-pardoned-d-c-businessman-convicted-of-helping-ohio-ceo-swindle-investors/

The Senator representing Florida (Rick Scott) was criminally convicted for defrauding Medicaid and Medicare with fake invoices, but he says Minnesota is corrupt.

Go fuck yourselves

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 15 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I don't know who hates Minnesota other than the Orange Jackass. Personally I hate Louisiana, Florida, and Texas. I'm also obliged to hate New York and Los Angeles but that's just cuz I'm from Chicago.

[–] SparkyBauer44@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Stuck in Louisiana, after moving from Chicago. Can't get out fast enough when my probationary period is finished. It's horrible and unfathomably corrupt. In Chicago, when they embezzle money, there is enough revenue, that is a small impact. Here, the politicians steal whatever money there is, leaving none for roads, infrastructure, of lunch for kids. But you know damn well they fight hard the 10 commandments in public schools! 11"x24" and I'm sure on some very swanky card stock and laminated.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Seriously man, no one sane can hate Minnesota - especially coming from Massachusetts we’re all in favor of other states that care about quality of life. The Yankees though, they suck

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 4 days ago

I mean it's not perfect but it's mostly just kinda there, nobody thinks much of anything about it lol

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

as a Canadian, I know fuck all about minnesohta except what Fargo showed me. and my memory of that is that I don't hate Minnesota

now those other three you mentioned, those certainly have negative connections