jsasker007
5 year old buck +
Shall we tally up which of these states that are going down the tubes is Democrat run and which are Republican run? Blue is proven failure.
Not sure where to get the numbers from other than talking with people from the St.Cloud and Foley area who have become the minorities in those areas. Go to St.Cloud someday and report back what you see with your own eyes. Heads up on the "old" Walmart on the East end of St.Cloud----It's been completely over run with Somali's. I know people that have gone to that store and have witnessed Somali people squatting and shitting in the store isles and then they go about their business like nothing happened. If you do go there out of curiosity you will definitely feel like you are in a foreign country and are not welcome. Usually people wind up there by mistake and will not go back to that store out of fear. Government did buy a bunch of land for the somali invasion a few years ago. I'm guessing it's similar to the southern boarder as far as the taxpayer expense to give these people free money and a drivers' license. The St.Cloud college has gone down the tubes also.
My grandparents lived in st cloud. Well technically Waite park, but he tried to fight the invasion for years through city council meetings and other methods but it was pissing in the wind. Once grandma died he moved to my parents land in ky. He had been there his whole life and couldn’t deal with it anymore. He could hear the call to prayer every day from his houseNot sure where to get the numbers from other than talking with people from the St.Cloud and Foley area who have become the minorities in those areas. Go to St.Cloud someday and report back what you see with your own eyes. Heads up on the "old" Walmart on the East end of St.Cloud----It's been completely over run with Somali's. I know people that have gone to that store and have witnessed Somali people squatting and shitting in the store isles and then they go about their business like nothing happened. If you do go there out of curiosity you will definitely feel like you are in a foreign country and are not welcome. Usually people wind up there by mistake and will not go back to that store out of fear. Government did buy a bunch of land for the somali invasion a few years ago. I'm guessing it's similar to the southern boarder as far as the taxpayer expense to give these people free money and a drivers' license. The St.Cloud college has gone down the tubes also.
Not sure what you are trying to say here.I'm familiar with st cloud. A large Somalian population and the government buying up land to give to the Somalis are two different things.
Where do you live?I'm going to go against the grain of this thread so far and say that Minnesota is one of the best places to live in right now. Rather than talk about anecdotes, here is some data:
Looking at overall rankings, Minnesota is nearly always in the top 5 whether you are looking at self-reported data, or combined metrics from various indices (#1 or #4).
If you break it down, MN generally ranks very high (#4) for overall healthcare. Seventh best for infant mortality, eighth best for teen births, 21st best in obesity, and lowest in heart disease.
When it comes to the economy, we are 20th for annual GDP, 15th in unemployment, 9th best for return on federal tax dollars, 14th least % of federal funds towards state revenues, and we are better than most for having a balanced budget and a healthy rainy day fund.
I normally try to avoid talking politics online, especially on a habitat forum where the last thing I want to think about is politics, but there are some pretty terrible takes in this thread. People need to get outside their echo chambers and ask themselves if they would rather be right or have to acknowledge they live in a state that statistically is pretty kick ass.
yeah, talking politics can get people out of their lanes, and forget to count their blessings, i agree. Glass can be half full or empty...its all good until it impacts you personally.I'm going to go against the grain of this thread so far and say that Minnesota is one of the best places to live in right now. Rather than talk about anecdotes, here is some data:
Looking at overall rankings, Minnesota is nearly always in the top 5 whether you are looking at self-reported data, or combined metrics from various indices (#1 or #4).
If you break it down, MN generally ranks very high (#4) for overall healthcare. Seventh best for infant mortality, eighth best for teen births, 21st best in obesity, and lowest in heart disease.
When it comes to the economy, we are 20th for annual GDP, 15th in unemployment, 9th best for return on federal tax dollars, 14th least % of federal funds towards state revenues, and we are better than most for having a balanced budget and a healthy rainy day fund.
I normally try to avoid talking politics online, especially on a habitat forum where the last thing I want to think about is politics, but there are some pretty terrible takes in this thread. People need to get outside their echo chambers and ask themselves if they would rather be right or have to acknowledge they live in a state that statistically is pretty kick ass.
I'm going to go against the grain of this thread so far and say that Minnesota is one of the best places to live in right now. Rather than talk about anecdotes, here is some data:
Looking at overall rankings, Minnesota is nearly always in the top 5 whether you are looking at self-reported data, or combined metrics from various indices (#1 or #4).
If you break it down, MN generally ranks very high (#4) for overall healthcare. Seventh best for infant mortality, eighth best for teen births, 21st best in obesity, and lowest in heart disease.
When it comes to the economy, we are 20th for annual GDP, 15th in unemployment, 9th best for return on federal tax dollars, 14th least % of federal funds towards state revenues, and we are better than most for having a balanced budget and a healthy rainy day fund.
I normally try to avoid talking politics online, especially on a habitat forum where the last thing I want to think about is politics, but there are some pretty terrible takes in this thread. People need to get outside their echo chambers and ask themselves if they would rather be right or have to acknowledge they live in a state that statistically is pretty kick ass.
I love Minnesota. I don’t love what’s happened to the cities. I grew up hanging out at my grandparents in the shadow of fort snelling and it was wonderful. So safe, we would walk to the park as kids and no one worried about us. I couldn’t imagine doing that now in that part of the city. My other grandfather has watched St. Cloud devolve into what it is today. Sure some of the negativity is hyperbole but a lot of reality. I suspect a lot of those stats are backwards looking. The “new” Minnesota is not what it once was. Obviously there are great areas but it’s going down a dangerous slope and that not political, that’s just common sense. I hope some of these radical ideologies are outvoted but unfortunately I don’t see this trend every reversing there.I'm going to go against the grain of this thread so far and say that Minnesota is one of the best places to live in right now. Rather than talk about anecdotes, here is some data:
Looking at overall rankings, Minnesota is nearly always in the top 5 whether you are looking at self-reported data, or combined metrics from various indices (#1 or #4).
If you break it down, MN generally ranks very high (#4) for overall healthcare. Seventh best for infant mortality, eighth best for teen births, 21st best in obesity, and lowest in heart disease.
When it comes to the economy, we are 20th for annual GDP, 15th in unemployment, 9th best for return on federal tax dollars, 14th least % of federal funds towards state revenues, and we are better than most for having a balanced budget and a healthy rainy day fund.
I normally try to avoid talking politics online, especially on a habitat forum where the last thing I want to think about is politics, but there are some pretty terrible takes in this thread. People need to get outside their echo chambers and ask themselves if they would rather be right or have to acknowledge they live in a state that statistically is pretty kick ass.
If you don’t care about politics it’s not a bad place to live… but I do … high state taxes, unlimited abortion, gun control coming, giving away our land/lakes and state parks. Poorly managed for fish and wildlife, deer especially—the worst management in the Midwest.I'm going to go against the grain of this thread so far and say that Minnesota is one of the best places to live in right now. Rather than talk about anecdotes, here is some data:
Looking at overall rankings, Minnesota is nearly always in the top 5 whether you are looking at self-reported data, or combined metrics from various indices (#1 or #4).
If you break it down, MN generally ranks very high (#4) for overall healthcare. Seventh best for infant mortality, eighth best for teen births, 21st best in obesity, and lowest in heart disease.
When it comes to the economy, we are 20th for annual GDP, 15th in unemployment, 9th best for return on federal tax dollars, 14th least % of federal funds towards state revenues, and we are better than most for having a balanced budget and a healthy rainy day fund.
I normally try to avoid talking politics online, especially on a habitat forum where the last thing I want to think about is politics, but there are some pretty terrible takes in this thread. People need to get outside their echo chambers and ask themselves if they would rather be right or have to acknowledge they live in a state that statistically is pretty kick ass.
I live in St. Paul.Where do you live?
Ever go to Carbones on Randolph? That’s my death row meal. I’ve literally had it flown down to us for special occasions!I live in St. Paul.
Haha, not to that particular location. But I do get Carbones a few times a year. Probably my favorite pizza for in person. John's Pizza Cafe if it is delivered. My death row meal from the Cities would be Corner Bar wings in Joey style.Ever go to Carbones on Randolph? That’s my death row meal. I’ve literally had it flown down to us for special occasions!