Episode 118 - UNCOVERED: The Origin Story of Fraud in Minnesota

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We unmask where all the fraud in Minnesota started...

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Welcome back! This week on the American Experiment Podcast… 

This week, Kathryn and Bill kick things off with the DFL’s new proposal to tax ICE agents who worked in Minnesota. One Republican asked whether that tax would also apply to paid protesters, something the DFL didn’t seem to appreciate, despite their well-known love of higher taxes.

Next, after years of Governor Walz taking advantage of earmarks that sent hundreds of millions of dollars to friendly nonprofits, he now says he wants to end the practice. A good decision, or a day late and a couple hundred million short?

Thanks to this system, billions have been lost to fraud in Minnesota over the years. We open up the vault to show you the exact moment it all began.

Then, Bill and Kathryn break down some of the craziness at the Capitol—including a DFL representative suggesting we should study the benefits of shoplifting.

On the back half of the episode, Grace joins Bill and Kathryn to break down the brand-new results from the latest Thinking Minnesota Poll, including what Minnesotans really think about Operation Metro Surge.

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00:00 - Coming up on today's episode...
00:36 - Welcome Back!
01:16 - SHOCKING - DFL introduces another bill raising taxes
05:39 - Do the paid protesters get taxes too??
10:25 - After sending hundreds of millions to non profits, Walz opposes earmarks for nonprofits...
15:25 - The MOMENT the fraud began in Minnesota
19:46 - The Minnesota Promise Act: the same fraud a decade later
23:06 - Everything going on at the Capitol
25:30 - DFL Rep says paid leave program just means she can't "buy fancy shoes"
29:39 - DFL wants to "study the benefit of shoplifting"
32:33 - DHS refuses to show up to the fraud committee
35:41 - BREAKING: New MN Poll on Metro Surge
40:55 - Is Minnesota on the right or wrong track?
46:40 - The presence of ICE and whether MN law enforcement should cooperate
48:37 - What do Independents think?
53:41 - Has Walz helped deescalate the situation?
56:03 - The rise of political activism
59:54 - Bill's one big takeaway
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