I only once visited Minnesota. I was shocked by the massive population of somalians and other Africans. Why are you skirting around the main subject? They do NOT share your values.
Lutheran social services gifted MN with 70,000 somalias set down roots in downtown Mpls. I will never go back. Somalias make up so much of the pop. Outstate doesn’t have a voice.
My wife and I waited until my daughter graduated from Minnetonka this past year (2022) , and left the west metro/Minnesota. We had moved from Texas to Minnesota in 2017, and I did not understand the impact that leftist policies and leftist governance would have on our lives and our family. We had enough -- and we moved to Coastal Alabama. I love my friends I made in Minnesota, and we love hockey. But I have no regrets leaving. The GOP State Senate in Minnesota was the only protection we had from Walz and DFL overreach. Now that the DFL has complete control, I fear Minnesota is going to be in significant trouble going forward in regards to a radical left woke agenda.
Minnesota has gone downhill! If you leave Minnesota, please leave what you left behind and don’t drag your voting to other states that enough being free.
A state is only as good as its politicians. And if your politicians welcome in thousands of uncivilized people from "the Dark Continent" then normal, peace loving White folks pay the price.
I was born and raised in MN but left the state for SD in 1992. We lived in the Black Hills for 25 years. I saw a huge difference. People were very friendly there. Although it was nearly 100,000 population, everyone who lived there felt a connection with each other. People did things for each other. We never locked our car and left it outside. We never worried about theft. Homes did not have burglar alarms. We felt very safe. For a reason I won't go into, we relocated back to MN in 2015. It has now been 8 years. I feel like a totally different human being. I have gone years without having friends. I have gone years searching for a doctor. I have gone years waiting to be invited to take part in something. I feel "beaten". Every month I ask my husband if we can PLEASE move out of MN. I always tell him, that when he dies (if he dies first), I'm outta here. I hate MN and I was born and raised here. It's not at all the same as when I grew up. And, Minnesota Nice is meaningless -- it's just something to get tourists to visit or people to live here. It's NOT TRUE.
I'm 66, and originally from Eden Prairie, MN. When I was 10 my family moved to SW Iowa. I returned at age 20. Not one of my better life decisions. Cold people, hard to make friends, provincial attitudes with employers, high taxes, high cost of living, cold winters, pretty liberal. I fled to Kansas, and I never looked back. Completely different world. I still have some family in Minnesota, and I've only been back once (2007) for a wedding. I have no intentions of entering the "People's Republic Of Minnesota " ever again. None of this video, or none of what you've posted, surprises me. I have some family in Kansas, a wonderful faith community, and friends.
@@tubalcain6874I’m so glad for you and wish I could get out of MN but doing that would mean moving alone and leaving my son and his family behind. I feel voting here for a conservative is like spitting in the wind. If you know how a single 69 y.o. female can be assisted with moving out of here, please suggest it. I don’t have the benefit of a husband’s pension or social security but my own is based upon a work history that was interrupted by an accident and long recovery. It’s nearly impossible to find a good experienced physician here. Long wait times.
I was born in SD, and have lived all over the place in the military. If you're willing to live in a RV at a cheap site full-time it is cheap. SC, GA, central TX; all are cheaper. Might freeze your water lines once in a while. For a while we would stay in Groesbeck, TX, a small cow town while I worked on a building. It was less than $300 per month to stay at a bit run down RV park. Safe enough. Live in SC now, which is affordable.@@tessangelabeck8958
OMG...I totally relate 100%! I'm 58 yrs old, and on disability. I'm from Indiana but moved to northern Minnesota when I was 14. I loved it! People seemed friendly, and I loved the lakes, deer, fishing. But then we moved to Missoula, MT when I was 17. I lived there for a yr before moving back to Indiana. Finally, I went back to Minnesota when I was 20. I hated Indiana honestly. Met my future first wife, went to college, got married. We divorced 4 yrs later and off I was back to Indiana. My family was all there. My mom passed in 2012 and I moved back to MN to be close to Dad and stepmom, but now after 10 yrs, It's gotten so bad here; just a liberal POS! I've been with my GF since and have asked to move to a nice conservative warmer location, but because of her job of 28 yrs, it's not something she can do elsewhere because she'd need to have a 4 yr degree in her field; here, not needed. I've had a massive heart attack recently and she's type 2 diabetic with issues, so I told her that if she dies first, I'm gone! Lol!
Some of my family moved to Navarre Beach in Florida & I pray ill be there one day. MN will never be the same 😔 Born & raised here & its sad what it's become.
I loved Minnesota, and lived there for 70 years. Governor Dayton passed a record tax increase, and refused to allow inflation adjustment to the tax brackets. That means that without earning more buying power, inflation alone will move people up and up in the tax brackets. Not to be outdone, Governor Walz then passed a NEW record tax increase. Minnesota is hostile to retirees, continuing to be one of only 7 states that tax Social Security. The final straw was when the company that I worked for, a 100 year old family owned business was put out of business because the State of MN did not pay their bills. I was forced into retirement before I was financially ready. Just about then, the riots happened, and Walz just let our cities, homes and businesses burn, and did not back the police. While there still are good people, "Minnesota Nice" no longer exists. "Minnesota Passive Aggressive" has taken over. People are becoming rotten to each other, but with a glib smile on their faces. It was time to leave. Unlike some, I love winters, so I sold my house in MN, moved north, and bought a nice, architecturally designed home on one of the Great lakes with the proceeds. Fabulous fishing, and outdoors beauty that Minnesotans wish they had. People are genuinely nice to each other. Crime is almost nonexistent. No tax on Social Security, and low to no taxes on retirement savings. I brought my retirement business here, and it feels good to not have to send a dime of my proceeds to the greedy Minnesota administration.
@@freddielind5282 I had to pay on mine. There is some lip service in the legislature right now about repealing tax on SS, but no action. Typical. I hope you do well on your audit. LOL
Wisconsin's governor isn't much better. Thankfully we have conservative majorities in both chambers of the state legislature The state supreme court, on the other hand, is another story.
I'm native Minnesotan, have alot family here and are SICK of the California path this state is on. Soon as our youngest graduates in the next year, we are leaving Commesota.
@Kate Mohr We'll see. Most of MN is RED, it's just the twin cities that seem to rule the entire state. Give us the right to vote the twin cites and see how the tide changes.
Duluth isn't far behind. My son went to grad school there and it's scary how many yards have liberal agenda-promoting signs. I live near Rochester, and that probably comes in third.
What has happened to the leadership in Mpls. I grew up in Minn. and we will never return. This so sad. Get rid of the Somalia’s. My Norwegian ancestors who settled this state would be appalled. Out state MN. Has NO representation. So sad.
There are still some really good K-12 schools. There are decent paying jobs for the Midwest. Property values aren’t terrible. Lots of green. Good walking trails. Closer to family. However, it does get tiring dealing with people who have strong convictions in what you just don’t feel is right and the crime is rising.
If you don't live in the cities you don't need to move. Big difference between Minneapolis and 40 mins out. There are a few other larger cities that will be more similar to metro area. MN is a large state and 80% live in Metro area. Witch is like 20% of the land mass, Plenty of places to move to.
We left Iowa when we got married many years ago and moved to Minnesota. Back then, it was a great state, but it just keeps sliding further & further downhill. I worked in downtown Minneapolis & loved it. I wouldn't go there now for nothing! The last time I was in Minneapolis was about 4 years ago; we had to pick up my sister who came in on a Greyhound bus for Christmas. My brother & I went inside to find her, while my husband kept the car running & doors locked until we came out. We were taunted, laughed at, called "whitie" as we made our way to the door to go in, and when we came back out. What a nightmare. I wondered if we'd get attacked by the group. I was so glad to get out of Minneapolis. No backbone Walz is one of the reasons for the decline. I hope the state wakes up. We're following in the footsteps of some major loser cities. Now, I wish we'd stayed in Iowa. They have the great Chuck Grassley. Look who we have!
I moved from N.D. to the Twin Cities in 2004, I grew up in North Dakota. Talk about a shock. I adjusted eventually. I moved out to the country from the Twin Cities in 2015. What a difference. It is rather remarkable living an hour away from the Twin Cities. The people, the law enforcement, the attitudes, the feeling of community, it's so different. We winter in Arizona and Texas, and that as well is quite remarkable. People open carry all over, the general feeling of freedom even is different. Between Walz, Omar, Klobichar, Frey and the rest of the far left, it is all but ruining Minnesota. After the whole George Floyd B.S. as well as the burning of Murderapolis and watching everything with the fallout, I was literally embarrassed to meet new people down south during the winter. When they'd ask 'where are you from', I would literally put my head down and ashamedly say, Minnesota. I will say living in the country and away from the shithole of Minneapolis is much better. If not for kids and grandkids we'd be LONG gone. Liz Collin is an amazing reporter, about 5 years ago she covered the group I started called Syd's Angels Bikers Against Bullies, very thankful for that and for the reporting she's doing. In closing I am so sad at what Minneapolis has become. I own a construction business and since 2020 I do not accept any work even close to the Twin Cities. Thank you, Liz, for your constant fight to bring the truth to light.
Where to begin? I moved to NC in August with my family. My youngest daughter lives here but I've got two others back in MN. Climate was a big reason. After 50+ years dealing with snow and cold, we were over it. The political climate was another. Government, schools, media all seeming to want to trash much that was good about the culture in the name of diversity. I would argue that what remains isn't diverse at all: it's monochromatic, authoritarian and punitive to dissent. I find it ironic that many of my Boomer contemporaries are quick to embrace suppression of free speech and behavior. Don't like indoctrination about race and sexuality in schools? Shut up or be cancelled, if not attacked. Feel unsafe traveling to downtown? You're a racist. Think that closing schools and restaurants for Covid was an idea NOT supported by scientific evidence? You're a denier. I lived near 38th and Chicago in 1973-75, less than a block from George Floyd ground zero. It was a cool neighborhood then. Mixed economically and ethnically and not dangerous. I went back in January 2021 to take a look. Scary. Reminded me of places destroyed by terrorists. Ms. Byzness (haha I get the joke) is welcome to it. Enjoy the apocalypse from a front row seat.
@@dirkbogarde7796 My wife uses marijuana for medical (pain relief) reasons. To continue to buy marijuana from the state (a monopoly) she must renew her license to purchase it. Cost is $400.00 per year- probably more than a lot of Minnesotans pay in state income tax. I would think the additional state revenue from these licenses renewals is a big contributor to the state budger surplus because a lot of people purchase the marijuana ( not inexpensive) from the state for medical reasons - revenue comes from both purchasing the product and license renewal.
Great interviews. This State has really went down the drain within the last 3 years. I have driven school bus since 1990, so I REALLY see how it has changed. I'm on the road an average of ten hours a day, and it's crazy on the roads too! Total lawless, and there are car jackings all the time! It's such a shame. Thank you Liz Collins.
Everything these three women said in the interview reflects the views of many people including those who moved from the metro to the countryside which is another migration in Minnesota.
The problem I'd have with the countryside move, would be that you still pay taxes for this insanity. And I assume that if you had children they'd get the full regressive left curriculum.
Moved to the countryside. Very peaceful. But we still have the high taxes! And the one party rule. Can’t leave because the grandkids are in government school. 😖 we’re here to counter that.
@@dirkbogarde7796 We looked at lake lots in MN, but realized that the taxes that they collect from rural Minnesotans don't go to improving rural Minnesota. It all goes to the cities, for boondoggles like light rail (designed to bring the inner cities to the suburbs, for the purpose of votes.)
@@ODColon Interesting point you make. Taxes are only one issue. Others are a one state party system, increasing polarisation and demonising of the right, an expected accelerating of the regressive left process with the resulting dire consequences of a political police force and judges. Failing Universities as CRT & DEI becomes more entrenched. It has a cascading effect. There is a University in the state which recently fired a lecturer for showing a painting of the Prophet Mohammed . So this particular University is already working under sharia law.
Minneapolis went from the prettiest most wonderful city….to a sh*t hole Mayor Frye and the rest of the Liberals have destroyed it very quickly. Really Sad We moved here from NW Suburbs of Chgo Loved it for the first 15 years. Now I won’t go to MPLS unless absolutely necessary. Planned on dying here. I don’t own a gun, never have. I’d love to live in an open carry state. That would make me feel safe.
This is happening in many areas of the US. I was born and raised in the Midwest. The state I have lived in for 30 years turned Blue and incorporated liberal policies everywhere they could. There are 4 uber wealthy people in this state that push that agenda - they are known as "the four horsemen." Housing skyrocketed, as did lawlessness, the cost of living, the drug trade and homelessness. We are planning our exodus.
THE TARGET - DAYTON'S ARE WAY TOO POWERFUL.. MARK DAYTON AS GOVERNOR WAS THE REAL BEGINNING OF THE END OF LAW & ORDER. CREAM PUFF GOV. HAD UPPER CLASS GUILT... AND GAVE AWAY TOO MUCH TO THE LEFTIST UNIVERSITY CROWD.
Left 6 years ago due to taxes and weather. I make 6K extra a year in Florida just because of the taxes. The cities are turning into a dumpster fire. The rural areas of Minnesota are beautiful with the best people you can meet.
I heard taxes, HOA fees and insurance was jumping sky-high this year in Florida and pushing several people out of their homes. What part of Florida did you settle in and have you seen that?
@@c.m.303 I don't and would not live in an HOA so cannot speak to that. Haven't seen the impact of taxes and insurance. We Homestead so our taxes are lower, and we own outright so do not need to carry flood insurance. Which is the biggest scam in the world. It's cheaper to rebuild the inside of your home every 15 years than to have flood insurance. Everyone I know that owns their home outright does not carry flood insurance. We live in Spring Hill north of Tampa about 45 minutes. Are moving in 2 years back to Port Charlotte.
@@c.m.303 I absolutely love Florida. I would rather live in a shack in Florida than a mansion in Minnesota. You couldn't pay me to move back there. Though I will admit we do summer there as I work remote and we can. Just be advised, the summers are brutally hot and humid. It really wears you down.
@@deankittelson2798 Totally agree! I left Texas to deal with some family stuff in MN, but it isn't at all like what I grew up with...and will be ready to leave ASAP and that looks like it will be this summer. I have been looking on-line daily to learn the areas and one that has been on my radar is the Spring Hill area. I see you are going to make a future move from there to Port Charlotte. Would you mind sharing your experience with those locations? What you like and don't like type of thing. Thanks!
My family of 4 left too. My husband and I born and raised in MN and left 3 1/2 years ago because MN wasn't a good place to be anymore. Just sad what it's become. We love our life and the grass is much greener ❤ We won't be voting Walz into the white house.
Our property taxes here in Hennepin county are $6,500 come 2024! I have a friend that lives right on the shore of Pelican Lake in Pequot Lakes, has acreage, as well, with a gigantic house, and she pays less than we do. I guess somebody has to pay for that "Summer of Love" back in 2020, and that's us saps that still live in Hennepin County.
@@plantman1 what is hypocritical is I know liberals who have moved there for some of the same reasons to escape what they created here in Mn and they still don’t get it
I agree. I grew up in the Hayfield area and lived by Kasson after I married. 20 years ago we moved to western Minnesota. Still go back to Rochester often as I have family in the area. But it's so much different than the safe community I grew up near.
I've lived in the area since the early 90's and have seen the changes too. Brand new middle school is getting destroyed by trouble-makers bussed in from all over the city to make it more "diverse."
We have crack heads living in the woods next to our neighborhood. You call the Sheriff, and they don't do anything. You can see all the stuff they have stolen from stores just laying around. They just steal new stuff after discarding it. I hate all this warm weather we are having (only got down to 30 last night). I want -20 degrees. No outdoor camping in that weather. I'm going to update my statement. Apparently, others and I complained about the homeless camp enough that the Rochester police posted a notice at the site. The camp's still there, so the problem is not resolved, but a warning has been sent anyway. The Rochester city council is voting on the issue of dis-allowing homeless camps in wooded areas in the city.
I kid you not. I live in Mpls. My Uber liberal/ left neighbor built a fence on her property. She then moved to Sibley. Every of her fb post is "we need to be more inclusive, give more, help more. If you don't you're racist and don't love Jesus" she built a new fence at her new home
Sounds like my daughter who went to college in Minneapolis and became liberal, she has the typical liberal script that they all say but DO NOT live by, she absolutely refuses to have a foreign doctor !!!
No law inforcement. No right minded person would be a cop here .attorney gen prosecutes for doing their jobs. Payout for criminals sends wrong mess to tax payers. Favors generations of welfare😢
Mn is now a Mecca for illegals - drivers licenses ( all for future voting ), free healthcare, free college tuition. Would love to leave but my kids and grandkids are here. And my wife and I can’t agree where to move to.
I almost moved to Minneapolis in 2010 for a great job. I even looked at a house in Apple Valley. But I am SO GLAD I turned them down and moved to another State where it is safe and beautiful with nice hard working people.
These Women are courageous for telling their stories. We have always known nation-wide that the things in Minnesota were always crooked. We salute your bravery for leaving.
I'm 67yo, lived in MN all my life until last year. My family can be traced back to before it was a state. I grew up in the South Side, right in the neighborhood where the destruction happened. It broke my heart, then angered me. The COVID nonsense further angered me. Circumstances aligned in 2023 so that I could retire and my wife ditched her corporate overlords. I live in the mountains of NW Arkansas now. Totally different world. I'm embarrassed to tell people I'm from Minnesota.
I left Minnesota in September 2021. I was 47 years old and had lived my whole life there. I hate what's happening to the state. Not just the Twin Cities, the entire state is failing. I didn't want my taxes going to causes I absolutely do not support. It's a beautiful state, it's very sad to see what is happening.
I live in Andover, MN and am looking at migrating somewhere else as well. I have 6 section 8 homes I can see from mine. Not that the people in them are bad, but it's an interesting change. I am worried about my home value because they are rentals. I work DT Minneapolis and there is very little police presence there anymore. I personally don't feel safe in most of MPLS unless there are huge crowds like football or baseball games. I do have a co-worker that was threatened with a knife after leaving a ball game so not all of those are safe. I don't blame anyone as this state is not moving in the right direction in my opinion.
BLm is a super pac for the DNC watch Trevor Loudon’s channel Counterpunch. Understand that socialism is a disease of a political ideology. Throwing more money in the pockets of thieves never works.
Our schools… the union needs to go Winter is winter I stayed but I’m in Shakopee man My daughter and husband moved to Florida They came back Our family is tight Guess family was more important. But I have lived in Florida for 4 years I’m the mom Came back during “covid” Kids said you need to come home… But I will be moving back to Florida soon… Maybe
I've been to MN twice, once in 2020 during the riots and once in 2023. It's a hell hole; I was so glad to leave. (But, I will take this opportunity to say that twice I had to request police assistance and was thoroughly impressed with the officers who came to my aid; thank you!)
Born and raised a 218er. Never thought I'd ever want to leave. With retirement just around the corner I've decided that South Dakota is where I'll be headed once I hang up the tools. It's sad since the majority of people outside the twin cities share my values, especially in the 218, but the metro area IS the one bad apple spoiling the whole dang bunch.
You don't have to deal with the Metro. I'd stick with people you've known for a lifetime. BTW, You can always "pitch" that Bad Apple in the trash, never to deal with it again.
@@MistressThunder Trust me, I only go there when I absolutely have to. Haven't spent a red cent in Minneapolis in nearly 4 years. Have passed up employment opportunities that required my working in Minneapolis as well. My biggest issue is how they're spending my tax dollars down there, and I'll be damned if I'm letting them eat into my retirement income when that day comes. I've spent enough time in SoDak to know it's as close to the Minnesota I grew up in as I'll ever find.
@@chuckyufarley2999 I was born and raised in SD (from 1973 to 1992) When I was 18 I got the hell out of SD. You live in one of their small towns (Pop 150 INCLUDING ALL stray cats, dogs and rodents) They're "great fortune tellers" they "predict" your future life. aka the rumormill an/or gossip station grows like wild fire. They get into your biz when you don't WANT them IN your BIZ to begin with. (I HATED that!!) When you tell them to hit the road, they'll snub their noses at you. when you go home, they'll STILL will resume being in your biz again. This is a HUGE reason why I swiftly left SD. If you can get used to this "lifestyle", and make it work in your favor, then I wish you lotsa luck in your future endeavors. 😉
I lived in MN my entire life and lived near the city lakes for almost 30 years. In a matter of weeks in the summer of 2020 my neighborhood became unbearable. One neighbor was beaten unconscious while taking out her trash in the back alley, two elderly neighbors were mugged in broad daylight by roving bands of teens, and another neighbor was punched in the face and carjacked. Add to the fact that people were driving down the alley shooting, stores were regularly looted started on fire, or otherwise shut down by crime, it was just too dangerous and stressful to live there. I didn’t even dare walk my dog anymore, and my friends and family were too scared to visit me. I had to close my small business and move to the suburbs. My next move is out of the state completely.
Wonderful report. So heartbreaking, but so many places are falling apart, like the way Florida is following the pattern of MN. But we were told all this in the Bible, that in the last days there would be lawlessness. That just proves that the Bible really is the Word of God. And it tells us all we need to know about our sin before God and how to get right with Him by turning away from sin and trusting in the Lord Jesus and what He did on the cross. If you don't know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, it's time to seek Him. If you know Him already, it's time to look up!
Florida is NOT following Minnesota, please review the last election for governor here versus Minnesota. Oh, and one minor "riot" in Miami at Bayside that was immediately put down by the police, supported by the mayor and the people.
My family emigrated from Europe over 150 years ago, coming straight to Minnesota. They are all buried here. I was born here, as well, but we've had enough. My husband will be retiring in about 5 years, and we plan to move to the FREE state of South Dakota (we don't like the heat of the south). Minnesota, as a place to live, has just become untenable. It's no longer a nice place to live, and frankly, it's not even a nice place to visit, anymore.
Ohh SD summers can be just as hot and humid as the south is. Uh "Free" state?? Only if you're in your 60s and up. and German, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swiss, Austrian, You know, the white countries. OH and Male. Rich $$$$, white, Farmer/Rancher. If you do not fall within even one of these requirements, you are hailed as the enemy. So, Rich, white, Farmer/Rancher, OH and own enough guns with proper ammo to Arm the ENTIRE US Armed Forces with ample supplies left over. then, You and SD will get along like peaches and cream.
I used to be proud to live in MN, now it is an embarrassment. I pray I will someday be able to move out, but there doesn't seem to be much chance of that. I would love to live in Florida. I hate what has happened to MN. That you so much dems. for ruining our great state!!!!!
Moderate democrats.. well they go right along with all the bullsht of the far left and too afraid to speak up and call it out. I know, I have spent nearly 14 years with one of them.. zips those lips right up when it comes to the extreme radical elements of the democrat party. How about all of those moderates stay there in Minnesota and fix their mistakes.. what is the sense in them going somewhere else to pollute it politically speaking and vote for the same type of people and policies because that is most likely what they will do because they never learn.
I did not know Minnesota got that bad. My heart go's out to all Minnesota residents keep the faith up and hopefully it will return back to the way it use to be.
Agreed I'm stuck here because I have a job in downtown Minneapolis but it's a you know there's no support for cops and theft is up through the roof nothing has changed it's only gotten worse
Stupid gun laws were a major reason I left Illinois after 50 years. Six months after I got to East Tennessee in 2021, the state went to permitless carry. I was thrilled. Everything is cheaper out here, people are nice, and violent crime is super-low because everybody is armed to the teeth.
wish we could get annexed into South Dakota. Our gun laws will be atrocious with the policies being pushed now, and Walz wants us taxed like Californians 😡
I moved from the Twin Cities to Southern California 25 years ago. No regrets. It’s sad that MN has become so awful. When I visited family last year, we drove through downtown Minneapolis and it was shocking to see the decline. For those who stay, I wish you all the best.
Mn has some beautiful scenery I moved away 40 years ago and do not regret the move. I listen on the news to what the population centers are dictating to the rest of the state and I shake my head.
Was born in St. Paul, my parents moved us to eastern SD when I was a child. I left SD for the military after HS. Love to visit northern MN but only for a couple days. I seeing the difference in states due to having to move every 3ish years. I can tell you the twins city has destroyed MN. I have family that live in MN, I hear the complaints from them. I explain to them there are a lot better places to be!
Minneapolis-St. Paul, "The Cities" as they're known to more rural Minnesotans, doesn't represent the whole state. Minnesota is like at least five states or more in one. The Cities really should be its own city-state. North West Minnesota is more like North Dakota. The Red River Valley is like its own state. I wish it was.
I was going to move my family out of Minneapolis. Then I decided that was an act of cowardice for me. The thing to do was fight back. Fight back by being Normal. Normal People doing normal things is what makes it safe for other normal people to do normal things. But I had to deal with alley thugs / possible carjackers. Neighbors suffered home invasions and stolen SUVs. 2 to 5 carjackings/ week within blocks of my house. Accidentally walked with my kids directly next to an armed truck theft team. Nobody would go outside. I had to enhance my home defense situation. Fight with the God-given inalienable rights and willingness to be normal. Need to go to the store? Go. Want to go to the Restaurant? Go. Need to fill up the wife's car after dark? Go. If you need pepper spray, CCW, Karate lessons, etc. - do it and enjoy learning something new at the same time. Be willing to say No and push back appropriately for the situation. Active Self Protection channel on YT is awesome. I hope my staying in Mimmeapolsi and being Normal has helped a small bit. But it's all of us! 👍 Seems like my neighborhood has revitalized. Hope yours does too.
I hope enough of people like you stay to save the city but I’m sure glad my daughter left, even though she brought her liberal beliefs with her up north here….as of this month 6 of her friends and fiancé’s family have moved too and all have extreme liberal ideas 😢
I like to hear that. You could find other people in your community and encourage them to do as you are doing. I live in IL and I want to do the same. People have to stop turning tail and fleeing. We are allowing criminals to drive us out of our homes, and becoming refugees in our own country.
@@africkinamericanA lot of us aren't fleeing criminals, unless you consider our state administration criminal...which they are. THAT is what we are fleeing.
I tried to think that way, but I realized I wasn't just up against criminals, I was up against the people funding and employing them, meaning government. Illinois is so corrupt that no matter what I did, I knew that I was up against the wall. I moved to the Bible Belt, because I felt that I was living in the Satan belt. Things have been immensely better ever since. I don't mind fighting the power, I just don't have the resources to do it inside the power's own domain. Good luck with your struggles.
You are hopelessly insane to stick around that sh#t hole area. You know exactly what makes it the way it is, just leave and find your peace elsewhere. I left inner city Mpls 45 years ago because I could not deal with "that" element, and can not even imagine how dysfunctional it is now!
Unfortunately and it is sad like the interviewees said, we too had to move after the 2020 crazy. When we had helicopters flying over our house during the riots we knew enough was enough. It breaks my heart as I’d love to raise my kids there and have the childhood that I had. I hope and pray that it turns sound so one day we can move back.
My wife and I live in Northern Minnesota up on the Iron Range with our 2 kids. So glad we are up here and not down in the cities. We are developing a 5 year plan to move to Arizona as well. The politics don't affect us as bad up here but we still hate seeing our taxes go to everything except what they should be going to.
I now live in Arizona and purchased a summer home on The Iron Range. The town is very insulated from a lot of what the town population actually votes FOR! My taxes have tripled, water bill through the roof. I’m done! For sale sign coming soon.
@@quanahthompson6000 Where's your place up here if might ask. We are in Virginia MN. Our property taxes are skyrocketing. Our 5 year plan would be shortened drastically but we want to wait for our kids to graduate.
@@pastorofmuppets1968 Hoyt Lakes so go to Virginia often. I’m a Greenway graduate ‘78 and always planned to summer over on the Range. After I graduated my family moved to Texas due to the Tax Burden they put on my dad who worked pipeline work all his life mostly outside of Minnesota, but they still taxed him. He waited for me to graduate like you guys are.
@quanahthompson6000 It really is sad about what happened to this state. So many are leaving like they have been from most progressive states. We had thought about Texas because while I was in the Army during the 80s and early 90's I was posted to Ft. Sill in Oklahoma. Great area. Too humid! Lol!
@@pastorofmuppets1968 I did basic Training and AIT for radio repair there at Fort Sill. Raised my family in the Fort Worth area, they now live in Colorado, Tennessee & North Carolina so I’m going to trade HL time for an RV to travel to them.
I ask my democrat acquaintances how long they have been democrats. They look at me kind of funny and say something like for 30 years. I then ask them if they were democrats 30 years ago, how can they still be democrats today since the party has flipped 180 degrees from everything it stood for back then. Things like freedom of speech, individual rights, staying out of foreign wars, etc. They usually don't have an answer, call me something ending in "ist" then walk away. It's the legacy media's fault but they seem happy enough with the results.
Walz is turning minny into another California! I'm glad I live in the far north of minny. The farther away from the twin shittys the better! I am thinking seriously about bailing soon.
I worked for UnitedHealth Group and Target, along with other well named twin-cities companies. If you're highly educated, Minnesota will tax you out of the American Dream. The riots were an eye opener, and I had to get my family out of there. I knew couldn't protect them if something happened, I couldn't defend our home or our conservative beliefs. Texas welcomed me back with open arms. I do not wish Minnesota good luck as they head towards anarchy and socialism.
When I drove over the road. I hated going to Minnesota. Anywhere in the state was miserable, especially MSP. That was back in 1993, I can hardly imagine what it was like in 2020.
Yes, it is sad how the liberal policies have or will wreck this state. I grew up here and live in a suburb and no longer go to downtown Minneapolis. I even avoid driving through the city if I can in order to get to the other side of the metro area. We are considering a move out of this state as well, just a matter of when.
If I had the ability to leave here I would already be gone but like many I am stuck here because of work and the financial ability to just up and move somewhere new.
I was a computer guy for the Minneapolis Police from 1995 - 2000. Minneapolis has turned into a shit hole for the hard working folk. The Mayor lives in a Utopian World, he has single-handedly destroyed the Police Department. My understanding the Mayor has hobbled the PD. I was told they don't investigate certain "crimes" because of race. I am so sick of the race card. Race Crime Statistics Minneapolis Police Department 2000. In the Year 2000 89.7% of all violent crime was committed by black males under 30. This is a fact. I worked there as a computer support tech from 1995 - 2000. IF PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS. NOW THE FACT IS THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY IN THESE AREAS FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN AND WOMEN. How could they afford to go to college? I can buy a house with the money it costs to go to college. Four million manufacturing jobs were shipped out of this county due to NAFTA. I knew the statistics guy. I asked him for some numbers. First I asked who commits the most crimes in Minneapolis. He stated 89.7 percent of all violent crime was committed by black males under thirty years old. Then I asked how many of the black community are criminals. He said less than 2 percent. The rest of the black community more 98 percent are hardworking honest people that DO NOT LIKE VIOLENCE OR CRIME. The next question is what is the percent of blacks vs others nationalities. He said 6 percent.
I feel for these people who lived in some bad part of Minnesota but up here in the northwoods of Minnesota there is none of that horrible stuff . At least not in the country , maybe some city stuff is in the larger towns but it's still a quiet and peaceful place to live . Also , I have some rural neighbors , two different women who are pretty much basket cases , you wouldn't want to be a passenger in their cars , both on numerous medications and they both decided the local moose and deer were scary , I guess , so within a couple of weeks , both of them got permits to carry guns , that is SCARY !!!!!
Understood, but I have rural agriculture investment property in MN and resent high taxes to fund the social agenda there. High taxes have a detrimental impact to even those living outside the metro areas.
Hi neighbor, I live between Bemidji and Park Rapids…..it’s crazy how many city people have and are moving up, many are extremely liberal so I’m worried about changes coming 😏
I lived in MN outside the Twin Cities in the early 2000s going to school and working in a factory. It was a really great place and after school I’d always wanted to move back at some point. It really felt like home. Even the roughnecks at work were pretty decent people. Before I’d moved up there, I had taken a two week trip up there and being a poor college kid I just opted to camp at a nearby lake. I stayed at the tent at night and went into the Cities to explore on my bike. Nobody ever messed with my camp set up that whole time. People were genuinely warm and inviting and I made a lot of friends. It is really a shame that this could happen to such a wonderful state. I hope that it can somehow turn around. It’s really propaganda nonsense that people have allowed into their thoughts and speech. It definitely not unifying.
I moved from COMMIfornia 10+ years ago. I got tired of all the communist activites and the outrageous taxes. I was being required to pay for outrages that the gubment wanted me to pay for.
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Don’t bring your damn blue politics WITH YOU. You made the mess there, DON’T ruin the next place!!
The policies supported in these places brought about the problems they are now having. Don’t move to “nice” areas and destroy them like you destroyed where you came from. 😡
I moved back from the south to Minnesota to care for my senior parent and realized Minneapolis was not a good place to live anymore. My dad said he’d never leave Minnesota because of family so I bought property upnorth on a small environmental lake and we made the move and his mental and physical health have tremendously improved. He’s now 95 and after he’s gone I’ll move out of Minnesota. I love winter so I’ll be doing some traveling in the western northern states to find my dream.
We Left Elk River for the Space Coast in Florida back in 2021, and have not looked back. We visit family and friends often, but will never live there again. We went from weirdo Walz to DiSantisland.
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I only once visited Minnesota. I was shocked by the massive population of somalians and other Africans. Why are you skirting around the main subject? They do NOT share your values.
Because, according to our liberal overlords, "diversity is our strength".
Mass deportation … or Sharia Law … You decide.
100%
Lutheran social services gifted MN with 70,000 somalias set down roots in downtown Mpls. I will never go back. Somalias make up so much of the pop. Outstate doesn’t have a voice.
@@gladiammgtow4092straightest talk.
My wife and I waited until my daughter graduated from Minnetonka this past year (2022) , and left the west metro/Minnesota. We had moved from Texas to Minnesota in 2017, and I did not understand the impact that leftist policies and leftist governance would have on our lives and our family. We had enough -- and we moved to Coastal Alabama. I love my friends I made in Minnesota, and we love hockey. But I have no regrets leaving. The GOP State Senate in Minnesota was the only protection we had from Walz and DFL overreach. Now that the DFL has complete control, I fear Minnesota is going to be in significant trouble going forward in regards to a radical left woke agenda.
We moved to the Austin area from Wayzata just around that same time..and only one regret..that we didnt move earlier.
The next step will be bankruptcy. All the good taxpayers will go.
@@seanparrishatto8116 Isn't Austin pretty much the same?
@@daninraleigh Austin is an Illinois, California, New York Democrat enclave so yes, it is the same.
Minnesota will be like California and new York eventually.
Minnesota has gone downhill! If you leave Minnesota, please leave what you left behind and don’t drag your voting to other states that enough being free.
i will be moving soon, I've lived in Mn my whole life (56 years) the state has turned into a craphole
Did you move? We did.
@@myidentityisinjesus8880 no,it's coming though.
@@discostu5426 ❤️ best choice I ever made
A state is only as good as its politicians. And if your politicians welcome in thousands of uncivilized people from "the Dark Continent" then normal, peace loving White folks pay the price.
@@myidentityisinjesus8880 We did.
I was born and raised in MN but left the state for SD in 1992. We lived in the Black Hills for 25 years. I saw a huge difference. People were very friendly there. Although it was nearly 100,000 population, everyone who lived there felt a connection with each other. People did things for each other. We never locked our car and left it outside. We never worried about theft. Homes did not have burglar alarms. We felt very safe. For a reason I won't go into, we relocated back to MN in 2015. It has now been 8 years. I feel like a totally different human being. I have gone years without having friends. I have gone years searching for a doctor. I have gone years waiting to be invited to take part in something. I feel "beaten". Every month I ask my husband if we can PLEASE move out of MN. I always tell him, that when he dies (if he dies first), I'm outta here. I hate MN and I was born and raised here. It's not at all the same as when I grew up. And, Minnesota Nice is meaningless -- it's just something to get tourists to visit or people to live here. It's NOT TRUE.
I'm 66, and originally from Eden Prairie, MN.
When I was 10 my family moved to SW Iowa. I returned at age 20. Not one of my better life decisions. Cold people, hard to make friends, provincial attitudes with employers, high taxes, high cost of living, cold winters, pretty liberal.
I fled to Kansas, and I never looked back. Completely different world. I still have some family in Minnesota, and I've only been back once (2007) for a wedding.
I have no intentions of entering the "People's Republic Of Minnesota " ever again.
None of this video, or none of what you've posted, surprises me.
I have some family in Kansas, a wonderful faith community, and friends.
@@tubalcain6874I’m so glad for you and wish I could get out of MN but doing that would mean moving alone and leaving my son and his family behind. I feel voting here for a conservative is like spitting in the wind. If you know how a single 69 y.o. female can be assisted with moving out of here, please suggest it. I don’t have the benefit of a husband’s pension or social security but my own is based upon a work history that was interrupted by an accident and long recovery. It’s nearly impossible to find a good experienced physician here. Long wait times.
I was born in SD, and have lived all over the place in the military. If you're willing to live in a RV at a cheap site full-time it is cheap. SC, GA, central TX; all are cheaper. Might freeze your water lines once in a while. For a while we would stay in Groesbeck, TX, a small cow town while I worked on a building. It was less than $300 per month to stay at a bit run down RV park. Safe enough. Live in SC now, which is affordable.@@tessangelabeck8958
The past is a foreign country.
OMG...I totally relate 100%! I'm 58 yrs old, and on disability. I'm from Indiana but moved to northern Minnesota when I was 14. I loved it! People seemed friendly, and I loved the lakes, deer, fishing. But then we moved to Missoula, MT when I was 17. I lived there for a yr before moving back to Indiana. Finally, I went back to Minnesota when I was 20. I hated Indiana honestly. Met my future first wife, went to college, got married. We divorced 4 yrs later and off I was back to Indiana. My family was all there. My mom passed in 2012 and I moved back to MN to be close to Dad and stepmom, but now after 10 yrs, It's gotten so bad here; just a liberal POS! I've been with my GF since and have asked to move to a nice conservative warmer location, but because of her job of 28 yrs, it's not something she can do elsewhere because she'd need to have a 4 yr degree in her field; here, not needed. I've had a massive heart attack recently and she's type 2 diabetic with issues, so I told her that if she dies first, I'm gone! Lol!
Some of my family moved to Navarre Beach in Florida & I pray ill be there one day. MN will never be the same 😔 Born & raised here & its sad what it's become.
EXACTLY!!
So diversity isn't our strength ? LOL
It's what happens when WOK left take over and crime is not punished
I loved Minnesota, and lived there for 70 years. Governor Dayton passed a record tax increase, and refused to allow inflation adjustment to the tax brackets. That means that without earning more buying power, inflation alone will move people up and up in the tax brackets. Not to be outdone, Governor Walz then passed a NEW record tax increase. Minnesota is hostile to retirees, continuing to be one of only 7 states that tax Social Security. The final straw was when the company that I worked for, a 100 year old family owned business was put out of business because the State of MN did not pay their bills. I was forced into retirement before I was financially ready. Just about then, the riots happened, and Walz just let our cities, homes and businesses burn, and did not back the police. While there still are good people, "Minnesota Nice" no longer exists. "Minnesota Passive Aggressive" has taken over. People are becoming rotten to each other, but with a glib smile on their faces. It was time to leave.
Unlike some, I love winters, so I sold my house in MN, moved north, and bought a nice, architecturally designed home on one of the Great lakes with the proceeds. Fabulous fishing, and outdoors beauty that Minnesotans wish they had. People are genuinely nice to each other. Crime is almost nonexistent. No tax on Social Security, and low to no taxes on retirement savings. I brought my retirement business here, and it feels good to not have to send a dime of my proceeds to the greedy Minnesota administration.
Well done, congratulations!
When you write "moved north" does that mean you moved to Wisconsin ? Because I am looking at property on northern Wisconsin online.
@@dirkbogarde7796 UP of Michigan. We also looked in northern WI. Good places there, too!
From MN I've never paid taxes on my ss! Wtf you talking about!?
@@freddielind5282 I had to pay on mine. There is some lip service in the legislature right now about repealing tax on SS, but no action. Typical. I hope you do well on your audit. LOL
Our governor sucks in Minnesota
And that's one of his better qualities.
Ellison the hateful Muslim makes it worse as you know darn well Walz takes his orders from Ellison
Wisconsin's governor isn't much better. Thankfully we have conservative majorities in both chambers of the state legislature The state supreme court, on the other hand, is another story.
He's a Nazi straight up!
I'm afraid that Wisconsin is heading in the direction of Minnesota.@@joecharrette9335
NPR is responsible for a lot of that narrative.
I'm native Minnesotan, have alot family here and are SICK of the California path this state is on. Soon as our youngest graduates in the next year, we are leaving Commesota.
You sound like my neighbor …meaning I don’t think they are done leaving yet.
I notice most of these women were from the cities (MPLS & St. Paul) Rural MN is still peaceful but it's the twin cities hurting the entire state!
@Kate Mohr We'll see. Most of MN is RED, it's just the twin cities that seem to rule the entire state. Give us the right to vote the twin cites and see how the tide changes.
It's the cities determined the party of the state as that's where most of the population is. Minneapolis is very woke
I live in rural small town up north in lakes area, they are moving up in droves…..very concerning 😢
Small town Minnesota is hated by the democrats. They say due to it's lack of diversity it represents old Minnesota.
Duluth isn't far behind. My son went to grad school there and it's scary how many yards have liberal agenda-promoting signs. I live near Rochester, and that probably comes in third.
What has happened to the leadership in Mpls. I grew up in Minn. and we will never return. This so sad. Get rid of the Somalia’s. My Norwegian ancestors who settled this state would be appalled. Out state MN. Has NO representation. So sad.
Why would any sane person want to stay ???????
You keep your enemies close that’s why.
There are still some really good K-12 schools. There are decent paying jobs for the Midwest. Property values aren’t terrible. Lots of green. Good walking trails. Closer to family. However, it does get tiring dealing with people who have strong convictions in what you just don’t feel is right and the crime is rising.
I’m leaving in the spring and can’t wait to get out of this awful state.
If you don't live in the cities you don't need to move. Big difference between Minneapolis and 40 mins out. There are a few other larger cities that will be more similar to metro area. MN is a large state and 80% live in Metro area. Witch is like 20% of the land mass, Plenty of places to move to.
We left Iowa when we got married many years ago and moved to Minnesota. Back then, it was a great state, but it just keeps sliding further & further downhill. I worked in downtown Minneapolis & loved it. I wouldn't go there now for nothing! The last time I was in Minneapolis was about 4 years ago; we had to pick up my sister who came in on a Greyhound bus for Christmas. My brother & I went inside to find her, while my husband kept the car running & doors locked until we came out. We were taunted, laughed at, called "whitie" as we made our way to the door to go in, and when we came back out. What a nightmare. I wondered if we'd get attacked by the group. I was so glad to get out of Minneapolis. No backbone Walz is one of the reasons for the decline. I hope the state wakes up. We're following in the footsteps of some major loser cities. Now, I wish we'd stayed in Iowa. They have the great Chuck Grassley. Look who we have!
I moved from N.D. to the Twin Cities in 2004, I grew up in North Dakota. Talk about a shock. I adjusted eventually. I moved out to the country from the Twin Cities in 2015. What a difference. It is rather remarkable living an hour away from the Twin Cities. The people, the law enforcement, the attitudes, the feeling of community, it's so different. We winter in Arizona and Texas, and that as well is quite remarkable. People open carry all over, the general feeling of freedom even is different. Between Walz, Omar, Klobichar, Frey and the rest of the far left, it is all but ruining Minnesota. After the whole George Floyd B.S. as well as the burning of Murderapolis and watching everything with the fallout, I was literally embarrassed to meet new people down south during the winter. When they'd ask 'where are you from', I would literally put my head down and ashamedly say, Minnesota. I will say living in the country and away from the shithole of Minneapolis is much better. If not for kids and grandkids we'd be LONG gone. Liz Collin is an amazing reporter, about 5 years ago she covered the group I started called Syd's Angels Bikers Against Bullies, very thankful for that and for the reporting she's doing. In closing I am so sad at what Minneapolis has become. I own a construction business and since 2020 I do not accept any work even close to the Twin Cities. Thank you, Liz, for your constant fight to bring the truth to light.
The last straw for me will be if they move forward with making us a sanctuary state.
Good for them! My sister, a cousin and a co-worker all moved to FL and AL last year. Less taxes and better life altogether.
Where to begin? I moved to NC in August with my family. My youngest daughter lives here but I've got two others back in MN. Climate was a big reason. After 50+ years dealing with snow and cold, we were over it. The political climate was another. Government, schools, media all seeming to want to trash much that was good about the culture in the name of diversity. I would argue that what remains isn't diverse at all: it's monochromatic, authoritarian and punitive to dissent. I find it ironic that many of my Boomer contemporaries are quick to embrace suppression of free speech and behavior. Don't like indoctrination about race and sexuality in schools? Shut up or be cancelled, if not attacked. Feel unsafe traveling to downtown? You're a racist. Think that closing schools and restaurants for Covid was an idea NOT supported by scientific evidence? You're a denier. I lived near 38th and Chicago in 1973-75, less than a block from George Floyd ground zero. It was a cool neighborhood then. Mixed economically and ethnically and not dangerous. I went back in January 2021 to take a look. Scary. Reminded me of places destroyed by terrorists. Ms. Byzness (haha I get the joke) is welcome to it. Enjoy the apocalypse from a front row seat.
what is interesting is that Minnesota has a healthy budget surplus despite all the destruction. I wonder why this is.
@@dirkbogarde7796 Wonder why they won't give it back to you?
@@dirkbogarde7796 Two greedy governors setting back to back tax increase records is why.
@@dbdouglas I read the governor plans to give it out in the form of entitlements, not freebies however, one must then vote for him and his party. 😂
@@dirkbogarde7796 My wife uses marijuana for medical (pain relief) reasons. To continue to buy marijuana from the state (a monopoly) she must renew her license to purchase it. Cost is $400.00 per year- probably more than a lot of Minnesotans pay in state income tax. I would think the additional state revenue from these licenses renewals is a big contributor to the state budger surplus because a lot of people purchase the marijuana ( not inexpensive) from the state for medical reasons - revenue comes from both purchasing the product and license renewal.
Great interviews.
This State has really went down the drain within the last 3 years. I have driven school bus since 1990, so I REALLY see how it has changed. I'm on the road an average of ten hours a day, and it's crazy on the roads too! Total lawless, and there are car jackings all the time! It's such a shame.
Thank you Liz Collins.
Everything these three women said in the interview reflects the views of many people including those who moved from the metro to the countryside which is another migration in Minnesota.
The problem I'd have with the countryside move, would be that you still pay taxes for this insanity. And I assume that if you had children they'd get the full regressive left curriculum.
@@dirkbogarde7796 agree- I still want to get out of mn but am committed to mn because of family.
Moved to the countryside. Very peaceful. But we still have the high taxes! And the one party rule. Can’t leave because the grandkids are in government school. 😖 we’re here to counter that.
@@dirkbogarde7796 We looked at lake lots in MN, but realized that the taxes that they collect from rural Minnesotans don't go to improving rural Minnesota. It all goes to the cities, for boondoggles like light rail (designed to bring the inner cities to the suburbs, for the purpose of votes.)
@@ODColon Interesting point you make. Taxes are only one issue. Others are a one state party system, increasing polarisation and demonising of the right, an expected accelerating of the regressive left process with the resulting dire consequences of a political police force and judges. Failing Universities as CRT & DEI becomes more entrenched.
It has a cascading effect.
There is a University in the state which recently fired a lecturer for showing a painting of the Prophet Mohammed . So this particular University is already working under sharia law.
These women didn't leave Minnesota. Minnesota left them.
Minneapolis went from the prettiest most wonderful city….to a sh*t hole
Mayor Frye and the rest of the Liberals have destroyed it very quickly. Really Sad
We moved here from NW Suburbs of Chgo
Loved it for the first 15 years. Now I won’t go to MPLS unless absolutely necessary.
Planned on dying here. I don’t own a gun, never have. I’d love to live in an open carry state. That would make me feel safe.
I just heard an advertisement on radio for shooting ranges in Eagan and ?….so there are some who won’t run.
Just get out of there. It's a sanctuary state now.hello what do you think that means.lol
This is happening in many areas of the US. I was born and raised in the Midwest. The state I have lived in for 30 years turned Blue and incorporated liberal policies everywhere they could. There are 4 uber wealthy people in this state that push that agenda - they are known as "the four horsemen." Housing skyrocketed, as did lawlessness, the cost of living, the drug trade and homelessness. We are planning our exodus.
THE TARGET - DAYTON'S ARE WAY TOO POWERFUL.. MARK DAYTON AS GOVERNOR WAS THE REAL BEGINNING OF THE END OF LAW & ORDER. CREAM PUFF GOV. HAD UPPER CLASS GUILT... AND GAVE AWAY TOO MUCH TO THE LEFTIST UNIVERSITY CROWD.
Too much tolerance of bullshit behavior
Name the state, to be helpful to others to understand. What state has the 4 horsemen?
@@PeterRabbit70 drives ya nuts dont it ?
Who are the 4 families I live in Roseville MN
Left 6 years ago due to taxes and weather. I make 6K extra a year in Florida just because of the taxes. The cities are turning into a dumpster fire. The rural areas of Minnesota are beautiful with the best people you can meet.
I heard taxes, HOA fees and insurance was jumping sky-high this year in Florida and pushing several people out of their homes. What part of Florida did you settle in and have you seen that?
@@c.m.303 I don't and would not live in an HOA so cannot speak to that. Haven't seen the impact of taxes and insurance. We Homestead so our taxes are lower, and we own outright so do not need to carry flood insurance. Which is the biggest scam in the world. It's cheaper to rebuild the inside of your home every 15 years than to have flood insurance. Everyone I know that owns their home outright does not carry flood insurance. We live in Spring Hill north of Tampa about 45 minutes. Are moving in 2 years back to Port Charlotte.
@@deankittelson2798 thanks for the info about Florida I've been looking at moving to that state.
@@c.m.303 I absolutely love Florida. I would rather live in a shack in Florida than a mansion in Minnesota. You couldn't pay me to move back there. Though I will admit we do summer there as I work remote and we can. Just be advised, the summers are brutally hot and humid. It really wears you down.
@@deankittelson2798 Totally agree! I left Texas to deal with some family stuff in MN, but it isn't at all like what I grew up with...and will be ready to leave ASAP and that looks like it will be this summer. I have been looking on-line daily to learn the areas and one that has been on my radar is the Spring Hill area. I see you are going to make a future move from there to Port Charlotte. Would you mind sharing your experience with those locations? What you like and don't like type of thing. Thanks!
My family of 4 left too. My husband and I born and raised in MN and left 3 1/2 years ago because MN wasn't a good place to be anymore. Just sad what it's become. We love our life and the grass is much greener ❤
We won't be voting Walz into the white house.
I’m in Minnesota and retired. Property taxes have increased $1000 in 4 years! I’d like to move too.
Our property taxes here in Hennepin county are $6,500 come 2024! I have a friend that lives right on the shore of Pelican Lake in Pequot Lakes, has acreage, as well, with a gigantic house, and she pays less than we do. I guess somebody has to pay for that "Summer of Love" back in 2020, and that's us saps that still live in Hennepin County.
My taxes went up 36% in 2023 and are scheduled to go up 41% in 2024
Move to SD like I did 3 years ago. No state tax, better weather, our governor, friendly people.
@@plantman1 what is hypocritical is I know liberals who have moved there for some of the same reasons to escape what they created here in Mn and they still don’t get it
Rochester is becoming Mini-Minneapolis right before my eyes. Larger communities outside of the metro are also rapidly going downhill.
I agree. I grew up in the Hayfield area and lived by Kasson after I married. 20 years ago we moved to western Minnesota. Still go back to Rochester often as I have family in the area. But it's so much different than the safe community I grew up near.
I've lived in the area since the early 90's and have seen the changes too. Brand new middle school is getting destroyed by trouble-makers bussed in from all over the city to make it more "diverse."
We have crack heads living in the woods next to our neighborhood. You call the Sheriff, and they don't do anything. You can see all the stuff they have stolen from stores just laying around. They just steal new stuff after discarding it. I hate all this warm weather we are having (only got down to 30 last night). I want -20 degrees. No outdoor camping in that weather.
I'm going to update my statement. Apparently, others and I complained about the homeless camp enough that the Rochester police posted a notice at the site. The camp's still there, so the problem is not resolved, but a warning has been sent anyway. The Rochester city council is voting on the issue of dis-allowing homeless camps in wooded areas in the city.
Isn’t Rochester now little Somalia?
@@WWPlaysHoldem There's a lot of them here.
I kid you not. I live in Mpls. My Uber liberal/ left neighbor built a fence on her property. She then moved to Sibley. Every of her fb post is "we need to be more inclusive, give more, help more. If you don't you're racist and don't love Jesus" she built a new fence at her new home
They are not free thinkers. They have heard something that created their mind thought and are stuck.. hope she starts seeing for what they are.
Sounds like my daughter who went to college in Minneapolis and became liberal, she has the typical liberal script that they all say but DO NOT live by, she absolutely refuses to have a foreign doctor !!!
No law inforcement. No right minded person would be a cop here .attorney gen prosecutes for doing their jobs. Payout for criminals sends wrong mess to tax payers. Favors generations of welfare😢
Mn is now a Mecca for illegals - drivers licenses ( all for future voting ), free healthcare, free college tuition. Would love to leave but my kids and grandkids are here. And my wife and I can’t agree where to move to.
Sad that your government has turned on you.
@@LeAnn610 Dems
Dems Liberals DESTROY EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH!
I would love to get the heck out of Minnesota! I hate the weather and Minnesotas political views, along with such high taxes!
I almost moved to Minneapolis in 2010 for a great job. I even looked at a house in Apple Valley. But I am SO GLAD I turned them down and moved to another State where it is safe and beautiful with nice hard working people.
I live in central mn. Havent been to twin cities in 4 years. Its dangerous.
These Women are courageous for telling their stories. We have always known nation-wide that the things in Minnesota were always crooked. We salute your bravery for leaving.
I'm 67yo, lived in MN all my life until last year. My family can be traced back to before it was a state. I grew up in the South Side, right in the neighborhood where the destruction happened. It broke my heart, then angered me. The COVID nonsense further angered me. Circumstances aligned in 2023 so that I could retire and my wife ditched her corporate overlords. I live in the mountains of NW Arkansas now. Totally different world. I'm embarrassed to tell people I'm from Minnesota.
Please leave your Mn. ideas in Mn..
@@LeAnn610 What great advice, bless your little heart.
Minnesota is the new Somalia! As you keep bringing there to here...HERE BECOMES THERE!!!
I will leave as soon as my parents pass. They are the only reason I remain to try and help them in their last years. This state is a marxist dystopia.
I left Minnesota in September 2021. I was 47 years old and had lived my whole life there. I hate what's happening to the state. Not just the Twin Cities, the entire state is failing. I didn't want my taxes going to causes I absolutely do not support. It's a beautiful state, it's very sad to see what is happening.
I live in Andover, MN and am looking at migrating somewhere else as well. I have 6 section 8 homes I can see from mine. Not that the people in them are bad, but it's an interesting change. I am worried about my home value because they are rentals. I work DT Minneapolis and there is very little police presence there anymore. I personally don't feel safe in most of MPLS unless there are huge crowds like football or baseball games. I do have a co-worker that was threatened with a knife after leaving a ball game so not all of those are safe. I don't blame anyone as this state is not moving in the right direction in my opinion.
I live in CR, and myself and family will be gone sooner than later.
And please, no legal marijuana. We have enough impaired and distracted drivers on the roads in Mn
It’s not difficult to fix stupid it’s impossible.
BLm is a super pac for the DNC watch Trevor Loudon’s channel Counterpunch. Understand that socialism is a disease of a political ideology. Throwing more money in the pockets of thieves never works.
It’s the illegals and they don’t even require insurance from them , isn’t that nice?
Thank you for your service!
I left in 96 the day i pulled out with a u haul it was like the weight of the world was lifted off me !
Our schools… the union needs to go
Winter is winter
I stayed but I’m in Shakopee man
My daughter and husband moved to Florida
They came back
Our family is tight
Guess family was more important.
But I have lived in Florida for 4 years
I’m the mom
Came back during “covid”
Kids said you need to come home…
But I will be moving back to Florida soon…
Maybe
I've been to MN twice, once in 2020 during the riots and once in 2023. It's a hell hole; I was so glad to leave. (But, I will take this opportunity to say that twice I had to request police assistance and was thoroughly impressed with the officers who came to my aid; thank you!)
Born and raised a 218er. Never thought I'd ever want to leave. With retirement just around the corner I've decided that South Dakota is where I'll be headed once I hang up the tools. It's sad since the majority of people outside the twin cities share my values, especially in the 218, but the metro area IS the one bad apple spoiling the whole dang bunch.
Amen, from a fellow 218er.
Rotten Black Apple! Lol
You don't have to deal with the Metro. I'd stick with people you've known for a lifetime. BTW, You can always "pitch" that Bad Apple in the trash, never to deal with it again.
@@MistressThunder Trust me, I only go there when I absolutely have to. Haven't spent a red cent in Minneapolis in nearly 4 years. Have passed up employment opportunities that required my working in Minneapolis as well. My biggest issue is how they're spending my tax dollars down there, and I'll be damned if I'm letting them eat into my retirement income when that day comes. I've spent enough time in SoDak to know it's as close to the Minnesota I grew up in as I'll ever find.
@@chuckyufarley2999 I was born and raised in SD (from 1973 to 1992) When I was 18 I got the hell out of SD. You live in one of their small towns (Pop 150 INCLUDING ALL stray cats, dogs and rodents) They're "great fortune tellers" they "predict" your future life. aka the rumormill an/or gossip station grows like wild fire. They get into your biz when you don't WANT them IN your BIZ to begin with. (I HATED that!!) When you tell them to hit the road, they'll snub their noses at you. when you go home, they'll STILL will resume being in your biz again. This is a HUGE reason why I swiftly left SD. If you can get used to this "lifestyle", and make it work in your favor, then I wish you lotsa luck in your future endeavors. 😉
I lived in MN my entire life and lived near the city lakes for almost 30 years. In a matter of weeks in the summer of 2020 my neighborhood became unbearable. One neighbor was beaten unconscious while taking out her trash in the back alley, two elderly neighbors were mugged in broad daylight by roving bands of teens, and another neighbor was punched in the face and carjacked. Add to the fact that people were driving down the alley shooting, stores were regularly looted started on fire, or otherwise shut down by crime, it was just too dangerous and stressful to live there. I didn’t even dare walk my dog anymore, and my friends and family were too scared to visit me. I had to close my small business and move to the suburbs. My next move is out of the state completely.
Wonderful report. So heartbreaking, but so many places are falling apart, like the way Florida is following the pattern of MN. But we were told all this in the Bible, that in the last days there would be lawlessness. That just proves that the Bible really is the Word of God. And it tells us all we need to know about our sin before God and how to get right with Him by turning away from sin and trusting in the Lord Jesus and what He did on the cross. If you don't know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, it's time to seek Him. If you know Him already, it's time to look up!
Florida is NOT following Minnesota, please review the last election for governor here versus Minnesota. Oh, and one minor "riot" in Miami at Bayside that was immediately put down by the police, supported by the mayor and the people.
EXCELLENT REPORTING, LIZ! 👍
KEEP IT UP! 🇺🇸
My family emigrated from Europe over 150 years ago, coming straight to Minnesota. They are all buried here. I was born here, as well, but we've had enough. My husband will be retiring in about 5 years, and we plan to move to the FREE state of South Dakota (we don't like the heat of the south). Minnesota, as a place to live, has just become untenable. It's no longer a nice place to live, and frankly, it's not even a nice place to visit, anymore.
Thank God - amen - youre not coming to the. SOUTH - LETS GO BRANDON 😊
Ohh SD summers can be just as hot and humid as the south is. Uh "Free" state?? Only if you're in your 60s and up. and German, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swiss, Austrian, You know, the white countries. OH and Male. Rich $$$$, white, Farmer/Rancher. If you do not fall within even one of these requirements, you are hailed as the enemy. So, Rich, white, Farmer/Rancher, OH and own enough guns with proper ammo to Arm the ENTIRE US Armed Forces with ample supplies left over. then, You and SD will get along like peaches and cream.
There's nothing in Minnesota to live there for! I worked with several companies and associations there. They all "sckd!"
Liz does such a great job exposing the Democratic People's Republic of Minnesota.
I used to be proud to live in MN, now it is an embarrassment. I pray I will someday be able to move out, but there doesn't seem to be much chance of that. I would love to live in Florida. I hate what has happened to MN. That you so much dems. for ruining our great state!!!!!
Agree
And it’s only going to get worse with the DFL in complete control 😏
Im a futurist. I left 11 years ago.
I left 42 years ago! 😂
Meh. Don’t expect Arizona to remain conservative forever either.
You couldn't find any Moderate Democrats to interview? I know many who would love to get out of here because of the Far Left craziness.
Moderate democrats.. well they go right along with all the bullsht of the far left and too afraid to speak up and call it out. I know, I have spent nearly 14 years with one of them.. zips those lips right up when it comes to the extreme radical elements of the democrat party.
How about all of those moderates stay there in Minnesota and fix their mistakes.. what is the sense in them going somewhere else to pollute it politically speaking and vote for the same type of people and policies because that is most likely what they will do because they never learn.
I did not know Minnesota got that bad. My heart go's out to all Minnesota residents keep the faith up and hopefully it will return back to the way it use to be.
So glad to be out of MN. Weather sucks. Taxes are high. In Florida now and have never been happier.
Agreed I'm stuck here because I have a job in downtown Minneapolis but it's a you know there's no support for cops and theft is up through the roof nothing has changed it's only gotten worse
Downtown Minneapolis is turning into a ghost town. I remember when it was so vibrant.
Stupid gun laws were a major reason I left Illinois after 50 years. Six months after I got to East Tennessee in 2021, the state went to permitless carry. I was thrilled. Everything is cheaper out here, people are nice, and violent crime is super-low because everybody is armed to the teeth.
Great interview Liz Collins. Peace
It would be interesting to find out the education level and salary level of the people who left Minnesota.
Well they probably don’t have any phds in poli science or gender equality studies which is a huge plus in their favor.
Registered Professional Engineer (retired) here. Also business owner. Took business with.
@@ODColon For every old school educated emigre Minnesota will get three Illinois gang bangers immigrating.
If it follows California, it's the highly skilled and paid people leaving, why? Because they can.
That would be 14,9000 just last year that understood you cannot fix stupid.
Open carry is allowed in MN with a permit, it's just not commonly done.
We moved to South Dakota - we have been here for 3 1/2 years. Great state with a great governor. Do not miss Minnesota at all. 🤗🤗
wish we could get annexed into South Dakota. Our gun laws will be atrocious with the policies being pushed now, and Walz wants us taxed like Californians 😡
I moved from the Twin Cities to Southern California 25 years ago. No regrets. It’s sad that MN has become so awful. When I visited family last year, we drove through downtown Minneapolis and it was shocking to see the decline. For those who stay, I wish you all the best.
Mn has some beautiful scenery I moved away 40 years ago and do not regret the move. I listen on the news to what the population centers are dictating to the rest of the state and I shake my head.
Isn't Coexisting fun? This is a subject that really needs to be rethought.
To all those people leaving Minnesota, did all that liberalism there finally catch up to you?
Was born in St. Paul, my parents moved us to eastern SD when I was a child. I left SD for the military after HS. Love to visit northern MN but only for a couple days. I seeing the difference in states due to having to move every 3ish years. I can tell you the twins city has destroyed MN. I have family that live in MN, I hear the complaints from them. I explain to them there are a lot better places to be!
After getting attacked in downtown st. paul, I moved out of the state.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, "The Cities" as they're known to more rural Minnesotans, doesn't represent the whole state. Minnesota is like at least five states or more in one. The Cities really should be its own city-state. North West Minnesota is more like North Dakota. The Red River Valley is like its own state. I wish it was.
I was going to move my family out of Minneapolis. Then I decided that was an act of cowardice for me. The thing to do was fight back. Fight back by being Normal. Normal People doing normal things is what makes it safe for other normal people to do normal things.
But I had to deal with alley thugs / possible carjackers. Neighbors suffered home invasions and stolen SUVs. 2 to 5 carjackings/ week within blocks of my house. Accidentally walked with my kids directly next to an armed truck theft team. Nobody would go outside. I had to enhance my home defense situation.
Fight with the God-given inalienable rights and willingness to be normal. Need to go to the store? Go. Want to go to the Restaurant? Go. Need to fill up the wife's car after dark? Go.
If you need pepper spray, CCW, Karate lessons, etc. - do it and enjoy learning something new at the same time. Be willing to say No and push back appropriately for the situation. Active Self Protection channel on YT is awesome.
I hope my staying in Mimmeapolsi and being Normal has helped a small bit. But it's all of us! 👍 Seems like my neighborhood has revitalized. Hope yours does too.
I hope enough of people like you stay to save the city but I’m sure glad my daughter left, even though she brought her liberal beliefs with her up north here….as of this month 6 of her friends and fiancé’s family have moved too and all have extreme liberal ideas 😢
I like to hear that. You could find other people in your community and encourage them to do as you are doing. I live in IL and I want to do the same. People have to stop turning tail and fleeing. We are allowing criminals to drive us out of our homes, and becoming refugees in our own country.
@@africkinamericanA lot of us aren't fleeing criminals, unless you consider our state administration criminal...which they are. THAT is what we are fleeing.
I tried to think that way, but I realized I wasn't just up against criminals, I was up against the people funding and employing them, meaning government. Illinois is so corrupt that no matter what I did, I knew that I was up against the wall. I moved to the Bible Belt, because I felt that I was living in the Satan belt. Things have been immensely better ever since. I don't mind fighting the power, I just don't have the resources to do it inside the power's own domain. Good luck with your struggles.
You are hopelessly insane to stick around that sh#t hole area. You know exactly what makes it the way it is, just leave and find your peace elsewhere. I left inner city Mpls 45 years ago because I could not deal with "that" element, and can not even imagine how dysfunctional it is now!
Unfortunately and it is sad like the interviewees said, we too had to move after the 2020 crazy. When we had helicopters flying over our house during the riots we knew enough was enough. It breaks my heart as I’d love to raise my kids there and have the childhood that I had. I hope and pray that it turns sound so one day we can move back.
My wife and I live in Northern Minnesota up on the Iron Range with our 2 kids. So glad we are up here and not down in the cities. We are developing a 5 year plan to move to Arizona as well. The politics don't affect us as bad up here but we still hate seeing our taxes go to everything except what they should be going to.
I now live in Arizona and purchased a summer home on The Iron Range. The town is very insulated from a lot of what the town population actually votes FOR! My taxes have tripled, water bill through the roof. I’m done! For sale sign coming soon.
@@quanahthompson6000 Where's your place up here if might ask. We are in Virginia MN. Our property taxes are skyrocketing. Our 5 year plan would be shortened drastically but we want to wait for our kids to graduate.
@@pastorofmuppets1968 Hoyt Lakes so go to Virginia often. I’m a Greenway graduate ‘78 and always planned to summer over on the Range. After I graduated my family moved to Texas due to the Tax Burden they put on my dad who worked pipeline work all his life mostly outside of Minnesota, but they still taxed him. He waited for me to graduate like you guys are.
@quanahthompson6000 It really is sad about what happened to this state. So many are leaving like they have been from most progressive states. We had thought about Texas because while I was in the Army during the 80s and early 90's I was posted to Ft. Sill in Oklahoma. Great area. Too humid! Lol!
@@pastorofmuppets1968 I did basic
Training and AIT for radio repair there at Fort Sill. Raised my family in the Fort Worth area, they now live in Colorado, Tennessee & North Carolina so I’m going to trade HL time for an RV to travel to them.
I ask my democrat acquaintances how long they have been democrats. They look at me kind of funny and say something like for 30 years. I then ask them if they were democrats 30 years ago, how can they still be democrats today since the party has flipped 180 degrees from everything it stood for back then. Things like freedom of speech, individual rights, staying out of foreign wars, etc. They usually don't have an answer, call me something ending in "ist" then walk away. It's the legacy media's fault but they seem happy enough with the results.
Walz is turning minny into another California! I'm glad I live in the far north of minny. The farther away from the twin shittys the better! I am thinking seriously about bailing soon.
Moved out of Minnesota in 1959. Never looked back!
Soooo true! I want to leave MN, it has changed horribly!!!
We all know why. But the facts, the truth (which is not tolerated) would get you censored, labeled a "racist"..........
I worked for UnitedHealth Group and Target, along with other well named twin-cities companies. If you're highly educated, Minnesota will tax you out of the American Dream. The riots were an eye opener, and I had to get my family out of there. I knew couldn't protect them if something happened, I couldn't defend our home or our conservative beliefs. Texas welcomed me back with open arms. I do not wish Minnesota good luck as they head towards anarchy and socialism.
Well dont move where i am and vote liberal and ruin my home too! Stay hell in MN
When I drove over the road. I hated going to Minnesota. Anywhere in the state was miserable, especially MSP. That was back in 1993, I can hardly imagine what it was like in 2020.
I live in Duluth Minnesota not as bad as the Twin Cities for crime of course but it's happening here too I want out. Now to figure where to go.
Yes, it is sad how the liberal policies have or will wreck this state. I grew up here and live in a suburb and no longer go to downtown Minneapolis. I even avoid driving through the city if I can in order to get to the other side of the metro area. We are considering a move out of this state as well, just a matter of when.
But they gain approximately 50 thousand illegal immigrants.
Maybe one of these days we won’t have to read between the lines. We all know what caused these problems.
If I had the ability to leave here I would already be gone but like many I am stuck here because of work and the financial ability to just up and move somewhere new.
I was a computer guy for the Minneapolis Police from 1995 - 2000. Minneapolis has turned into a shit hole for the hard working folk. The Mayor lives in a Utopian World, he has single-handedly destroyed the Police Department. My understanding the Mayor has hobbled the PD. I was told they don't investigate certain "crimes" because of race. I am so sick of the race card.
Race Crime Statistics Minneapolis Police Department 2000. In the Year 2000 89.7% of all violent crime was committed by black males under 30.
This is a fact. I worked there as a computer support tech from 1995 - 2000.
IF PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS. NOW THE FACT IS THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY IN THESE AREAS FOR
YOUNG BLACK MEN AND WOMEN. How could they afford to go to college?
I can buy a house with the money it costs to go to college. Four million manufacturing jobs were shipped out of this county due to NAFTA.
I knew the statistics guy. I asked him for some numbers. First I asked who commits the most crimes in Minneapolis. He stated 89.7 percent of all violent crime was committed by black males under thirty years old. Then I asked how many of the black community are criminals. He said less than 2 percent.
The rest of the black community more 98 percent are hardworking honest people that DO NOT LIKE VIOLENCE OR CRIME. The next question is what is the percent of blacks vs others nationalities. He said 6 percent.
And there's anti white training for the officers
I feel for these people who lived in some bad part of Minnesota but up here in the northwoods of Minnesota there is none of that horrible stuff . At least not in the country , maybe some city stuff is in the larger towns but it's still a quiet and peaceful place to live . Also , I have some rural neighbors , two different women who are pretty much basket cases , you wouldn't want to be a passenger in their cars , both on numerous medications and they both decided the local moose and deer were scary , I guess , so within a couple of weeks , both of them got permits to carry guns , that is SCARY !!!!!
Understood, but I have rural agriculture investment property in MN and resent high taxes to fund the social agenda there. High taxes have a detrimental impact to even those living outside the metro areas.
Hi neighbor, I live between Bemidji and Park Rapids…..it’s crazy how many city people have and are moving up, many are extremely liberal so I’m worried about changes coming 😏
We do need better controls or bans on some psychotropic medications!
Liz is a hero. Telling the truth, let the whole world know. 😮
I lived in MN outside the Twin Cities in the early 2000s going to school and working in a factory. It was a really great place and after school I’d always wanted to move back at some point. It really felt like home. Even the roughnecks at work were pretty decent people. Before I’d moved up there, I had taken a two week trip up there and being a poor college kid I just opted to camp at a nearby lake. I stayed at the tent at night and went into the Cities to explore on my bike. Nobody ever messed with my camp set up that whole time. People were genuinely warm and inviting and I made a lot of friends. It is really a shame that this could happen to such a wonderful state. I hope that it can somehow turn around. It’s really propaganda nonsense that people have allowed into their thoughts and speech. It definitely not unifying.
hopefully they dont vote blue in their new locations.
I am from Minnesota, 1700 miles “from” and glad I no longer live there!
Excellent reporting as usual.
I moved from COMMIfornia 10+ years ago. I got tired of all the communist activites and the outrageous taxes. I was being required to pay for outrages that the gubment wanted me to pay for.
Don’t bring your damn blue politics WITH YOU. You made the mess there, DON’T ruin the next place!!
The policies supported in these places brought about the problems they are now having. Don’t move to “nice” areas and destroy them like you destroyed where you came from. 😡
I moved back from the south to Minnesota to care for my senior parent and realized Minneapolis was not a good place to live anymore. My dad said he’d never leave Minnesota because of family so I bought property upnorth on a small environmental lake and we made the move and his mental and physical health have tremendously improved. He’s now 95 and after he’s gone I’ll move out of Minnesota. I love winter so I’ll be doing some traveling in the western northern states to find my dream.
I’m happy for them all. Texas sounds Awesome 🎉!!!
Yup. Right to work state with no minimum wage law, but hey weather is nice.
@@worldclassact1389 Don't forget the loose gun laws which is why they lead in mass gun shootings!
@@worldclassact1389Nothing wrong with right to work states
We Left Elk River for the Space Coast in Florida back in 2021, and have not looked back. We visit family and friends often, but will never live there again. We went from weirdo Walz to DiSantisland.
TOO BAD MN. CAN NOT GO TO CONSUMPTION TAX INSTEAD OF INCOME TAX