Freedom Foundation

The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota is a research organization that actively advocates the principles of freedom and limited government.

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

Bill Maher asks how Mississippi is kicking California’s ass in education, and Texas is “blowing them away” in green energy for “way less money.”

“Did you know that a black fourth grader in Mississippi is two and a half times as likely to be proficient in math and reading as one in California? Mississippi is kicking our ass in education and for way less money. We’re 37th in fourth-grade reading, they’re ninth.”

“Texas is kicking our ass in green energy. The average time to get solar panels connected there is three to four months. About 1,000 days faster than it took me. Remember when I was trying to get my solar hooked up? It would have been quicker to build a windmill.”

“Texas has passed California in solar and blows away California when it comes to wind and energy storage. How does a state with no pro-climate policies produce better climate results than a state where here, even though we have so much better bumper stickers on our Priuses?”

“I’ll tell you why. Because you’re allowed to build there because every third person in Texas isn’t someone whose job it is to make sure nothing gets done.”

“Democrats, these are your issues: education, race, the environment.”

“And I say this with love: you’re losing to the Waffle House, car-on-the-lawn states.”

[Rep. Krista Knudsen @KristaForHouse]

Behind me is $2 billion in cold, hard cash, a fraction of what Minnesota’s Democrats let vanish into fraud black holes under Tim Walz’s watch. Stacks on stacks of your taxpayer money, funneled into fake autism centers, ghost daycares, and ’ Feeding Our Future’ scams while real Minnesotans struggle & foot the bill!

[Freedom 250 @Freedom250]

Memorial Day isn’t about cookouts or beach days. It’s about the Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice so the rest of us could live free.

THIS 60-SECOND VIDEO REMINDS US WHAT THE DAY IS REALLY ABOUT. 🇺🇸

[Freedom Foundation @FreedomMN]

In announcing new fraud-related charges, federal officials said Minnesota has "fallen significantly short" of ideal cooperation. https://t.co/5hrRb5XZJn

[Freedom Foundation @FreedomMN]

Fraudsters are already getting out of prison and skipping all payments in Minnesota!

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

The defendants convicted of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota are not paying back the restitution they were ordered to pay

- 50 cases prosecuted
- $13.3 million was ordered in restitution
- Fraudsters have paid back less than $2.5 million (Less than 18%)

Fraudsters are already getting out of prison and skipping all payments

Here’s just one example

Ali Ismail Warsame was convicted of Medicaid fraud in 2022 and ordered to pay back $667,719 in restitution

The judge ordered him to make monthly payments of $300 once he was released from custody

Ali Ismail Warsame got out of prison in May of '24, but still has not made a single payment

The crazy thing is these foreign criminals are getting granted early probation and getting let out of the prison

They steal our money, get released early, then pay nothing back

Mass deport them all. Why are they even still here

[Freedom Foundation @FreedomMN]

When it comes to taxes, Minnesota is hanging out with California, New York, and Oregon. Bad company, for sure.

[Grover Norquist @GroverNorquist]

There are now 8 states with no state income tax.
16 states with a single/flat rate.
Five states that have passed a law taking the income tax to
Zero as revenue increases. And Seven more states committed to get to zero and where the governor and legislature have taken serious steps in that direction.

[Tax Foundation @TaxFoundation]

The 10 worst-structured state tax systems in the nation:

41. Rhode Island
42. Hawaii
43. Vermont
44. Minnesota
45. Maryland
46. Massachusetts
47. Connecticut
48. California
49. New York
50. New Jersey

Learn more: https://t.co/MMyuMyc5lO

[Sean Nienow @SNienow]

Grade 4 Reading scores:

Mississippi 219
Minnesota 214

Somehow, MS figured out how to improve.

MN kept declining.

[Andrew Wagner @andrewwagner]

“Three state employees told investigators that their managers discouraged aggressive oversight because they were afraid of lawsuits. One believed the department’s leadership feared accusations of racism”

[Alpha News @AlphaNews]

‘A culture that enabled fraud’: Minnesota oversight committee releases final report

The report says the Walz administration retaliated against whistleblowers, did not take action to prevent fraud despite sufficient authority, and "allowed the fraud to explode to unprecedented levels."

[ATR @taxreformer]

Inflation shouldn’t create a hidden tax hike on investment.

Taxing inflationary “gains” punishes savers, investors, and retirees even when there’s little or no real profit.

Ending the inflation tax on capital gains would help middle-class Americans build wealth.

[Sean Nienow @SNienow]

MN has free lunch and free breakfast for every student in public school.

Less than HALF of MN students test proficient in Reading and Math.

The MN student proficiency rate is trending downward.

Free food wasn't the solution to improving student performance.

[Freedom Foundation @FreedomMN]

The administration stressed that freezing Medicaid payments to the states isn’t the preferred outcome but said that the current system allowing or even enabling billions of dollars of fraud is unsustainable.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Exclusive: Vice President JD Vance is planning to deliver an ultimatum to all 50 states: fully comply with antifraud statutes or run the risk of losing federal Medicaid funding https://t.co/wK8traZyxE

[Freedom Foundation @FreedomFdtn]

Teachers' unions have spent more than $1 billion on far-left political causes since 2015 — school board races, leftist candidates, transgender ideology, anti-school choice initiatives, and more.

"Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing into this progressive apparatus." — Freedom Foundation's @MaxfordNelsen

https://t.co/q2EpkZ3Cvy

[Kristin Robbins @KRobbinsMN]

We have seen the same pattern over and over.

Under Tim Walz, the fraud persisted.

[Freedom Foundation @FreedomMN]

Sticker shock from Trifecta's skyrocketing tab fees policy punishes all Minnesota drivers.

[State Rep Jon Koznick @Jonkoznick]

Under Democratic control auto tab (registration) fees were jacked up over 20%. People are and should be pissed at Dems $10m in tax increases. EV and all drivers help maintain the road system.
https://t.co/PR1JrNRGTI

[Freedom Foundation @FreedomMN]

Minnesota, Colorado, and New York had the highest rental car taxes in the nation and were charging an average tax of more than 20 percent for a standard rental car transaction.

[Tax Foundation @TaxFoundation]

Renting a car? Half your bill may be taxes and fees. Exorbitant rental car tax rates shift the tax burden onto nonresidents, undermine transparency, and increase the complexity of the tax system. Read more: https://t.co/L12WaBbOou

[KSTP @KSTP]

DHS handed out bonuses to staff in charge of fraud-riddled program, newly obtained data shows

[Freedom Foundation @FreedomMN]

Minnesotans pay the 13th most state and local taxes per capita in the U.S.

[Tax Foundation @TaxFoundation]

Tax collections vary widely by state, making per capita collections figures—a measure of collections per person—especially useful, as they allow comparisons across differences in tax rates and bases, economic capacities, and policy decisions that impact the size and scope of government.

Read more: https://t.co/4fcYVybWxD