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Make Minnesota great again

Do we elect politicians to represent us? Or do we elect politicians to create programs that take our property and give it to those to whom it does not belong? Nearly half to two thirds of the Minnesota budget provides benefits to citizens and non-citizens that are “dependent” on a government program. Unauthorized legislation by the people we elect requires the taxpayers to provide these benefits. There is no clause in the U.S. Constitution that grants authority to Congress to provide benevolence; therefore, the states do not have that authority. The congress of the United ...

Leveling the playing field

The reality is we live in a world of plenty. The sad reality is that “the plenty” is held in the hands of a select few who want to keep it that way. Far too many people struggle to simply survive from day to day while a well-oiled machine wants us to think that things like health care, Social Security, and public education are entitlements not investments for the common good. Meanwhile over the last 50 years, there has been a massive wealth grab, 79 trillion from the bottom 90% to the top 1%. If we the people begin to call out the senseless imbalance, we are labeled extremist. ...

November election an opportunity to change course

Well, gas prices have doubled since the war started. To justify what has happened with the sharp increase, we hear about how high gas prices were in 2022, from the same people that were complaining about it then. Only now we are hearing from these people that it isn’t that bad. First let’s see what caused the gas price increase in 2022. Russia invaded Ukraine and their oil was sanctioned to stop the invasion. Then the pandemic was coming to an end and a massive increase in driving and jet fuel consumption started, combined with closures of refineries and reduced operations by the ...

Keep ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ in mind when voting

My 84 year old mother is upset because her Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance premium is going up nearly 80% next year. This year it’s $101/month. Next year it will be $179/month. In 2025, it was $50/month. The reason? Government subsidies have been scaled back and insurers are choosing to pass on these costs. My mom is on a very fixed income. Since they retired, my parents never paid taxes. For reference, the threshold for a couple to avoid paying taxes on Social Security is $32,000 a year or less. Dropping the insurance coverage is not an option. List price for 1 of her ...

Opposition to Metro Surge leaves state with black eye

Saving democracy in Minnesota? The Metro Surge this past winter was designed to rid Minnesota of the illegal freeloaders, gang members, murderers, child molesters and others who are taking advantage of our overly generous benefits. However, with the help, rather lack of help from our top elected officials, namely (Gov. Tim) Walz and (Minnesota Attorney General Keith) Ellison, as well as the heads of local law enforcement, this endeavor was partially hamstrung. If there had been just the least bit of cooperation and crowd control there probably would not have been any loss of life. ...

Spending taxpayer money on ads

Our fearless leader (President Donald Trump) has supposedly pulled a rabbit out of his hat six weeks before the midterms, in which he is not running. He has aired some ridiculous ads attacking anyone left of the doorway, having spent some $920,000 taxpayer dollars in attempt to turn his past missteps into victories. All the while he is being supported by his own Supreme Court and every Republican in Congress. Please remember this. Release the Epstein files. Dennis Phelps Westbrook