- As expected, The Minnesota Department of Management and Budget announced Tuesday that the state is projected to have a significant budget surplus (approximately $7.7 billion in this case). And as expected, DFLers believe it's a good thing that the state takes more taxpayer dollars than is necessary to run things.
Oh, and what a surprise that Gov. Tim Walz already has plans to soak up those excess funds.
Walz says of $1 billion deficit in the unemployment insurance fund, which businesses will pay for through higher taxes without action: "We’ll get that one fixed."
— Theo Keith (@TheoKeith) December 7, 2021
Asked if he wants to use federal money to wipe it out, Walz doesn't say.
If Minnesota Republicans want a certain winning issue for 2022, some sort of "give it back" program wouldn't be the worst place to start.
- There was a CNN.com piece published Tuesday with the following headline:
As millions fell into poverty during the pandemic, billionaires' wealth soared
Spike Cohen, who was the Libertarian VP candidate in 2020, gives a spot-on explanation as to why.
Yeah, that's what happens when you shut down almost every small business, mandate that we only be allowed to visit big box stores or stay home and order from Amazon and watch Netflix, and bail out all the other big businesses with taxpayer dollars.
2020 was the largest transfer of wealth from those with the least, to those with the most, in human history.
And you corporate media outlets cheered the whole thing on, while trying to shame those of us who were exposing your swindle from day one.
Of the many scams the government perpetuates, the one where they create a massive problem and propose to solve it via (you guessed it) heavy-handed legislation has to be the most pervasive.
- It appears that Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) is receiving a primary challenge for his reelection bid in 2022. Former Sen. David Perdue, who was defeated last election cycle by the vapid Jon Ossoff, will look to oust Kemp and thus be the candidate to take on Democrat Stacey Abrams in the general election.
Naturally, this was music to former President Donald Trump's ears.
Wow, it looks like highly respected Senator David Perdue will be running against RINO Brian Kemp for Governor of Georgia. David was a great Senator, and he truly loves his State and his Country. This will be very interesting, and I can’t imagine that Brian Kemp, who has hurt election integrity in Georgia so badly, can do well at the ballot box (unless the election is rigged, of course). He cost us two Senate seats and a Presidential victory in the Great State of Georgia.
Gee, what a shock that the butthurt former POTUS doesn't acknowledge his predominate role in torpedoing the GOP's prospects in those two Senate races 11 months ago.
Here's how this is gonna go: Gov. Kemp will be the Republican nominee. Trump will continue his personal animosity towards Kemp not overturning his legit 2020 loss to Biden in the state and thus will perpetuate the false notion of a rigged election system in Georgia. This will sow distrust among the Trump-supporting Republicans in the state who will stay home in droves on Election Day 2022, just as they did in the January 2021 runoffs.
Will that then be enough to swing the election to Abrams? Possibly. But if the GOP can somehow overcome Trump's likely negative impact on the race, it could go a long way to crippling his viability going forward. Anything that can contribute to Trump not running for POTUS in 2024 would be a good thing.
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