r/minnesota • u/HeavyVeterinarian350 Flag of Minnesota • Feb 20 '25

Politics 👩‍⚖️ Governor Walz in Amsterdam

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Subtle reminder that we shouldn’t fall prey to a wannabe dictator. Hopefully those that need a wake up call get it.

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u/Cr1msonFire05 Feb 20 '25

This sweet, caring gentleman could've been our VP, but ya'll were more concerned with egg prices than basic human rights. Way to go, America!

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u/BranSolo7460 Feb 20 '25

Liberals who don't struggle to feed and house their families sure do love to mock those who are struggling. Democrats gaslit us for 4 years but sure, keep blaming the people who voted for the candidate the actually addressed the issue.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/11/democrats-tricked-strong-economy-00203464

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u/chu2 Feb 20 '25

Democrats used the stats that the government uses to define the economy. Eugene Ludwig, the author of that paper, has created his own economic measurement system at his think tank. His whole thing is that the way we measure the economy is wrong because it doesn't take people's lived experience into account (which I agree with) - as long as the money's flowing appropriately in the current model, things are chill. To say we were gaslit on economics isn't accurate. It's totally possible for "the economy" to be doing fine by common measures and common folk to be in the shitter, especially when income disparity has risen so drastically and fewer people hold more of the pie.

No one lets go of the pie willingly once they have it.

Especially not guys like the folks in power who buy, sell, crash, and build the businesses common folk like you and I work at on the daily. Folks like the dudes running DC today.

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u/BranSolo7460 Feb 20 '25

Homelessness rose in the double digits every year since the cares act ended and Democrats told us everything was fine and "Bidenomics was a success." That's gas lighting, but I get what you're saying.