Friends,

The nanny state is growing in Minnesota, where we have become the state with the second highest cost per person in poverty, coming in at almost $40,000. In 2021 about 27.6%, or $18.9 Billion dollars is paid from our state’s general expenditures. The only state with a higher cost share for those in poverty was Massachusetts.

As of 2022, this trend has only continued now with a staggering $22 billion going to welfare spending. This puts Minnesota well above other states, where 30% of our state budget covers public welfare, compared to 24% median cost for all other states.

It is likely these numbers will only get worse after Minnesota, under Democrat trifecta control, spent an unprecedented $18 billion dollar surplus whilst raising taxes another $10 billion in 2023/2024. New programs like free MinnesotaCare for illegal immigrants, or 4-year college to non-citizens haven’t even been added to the mix yet. Combine this with an ever-aging work force, and Minnesotan’s are facing a real issue with welfare costs.

Story from the Center for the American Experiment - https://www.americanexperiment.org/in-2022-minnesota-spent-40000-on-welfare-per-person-in-poverty/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MN%20Welfare%20Spending%20Higher%20Than%2049%20States&utm_campaign=Friday%20Newsletter%2011%2F22%2F24

Expansion of MinnesotaCare - https://alphanews.org/starting-in-2025-illegal-immigrants-will-have-access-to-a-publicly-funded-healthcare-program/

Free tuition for Nondocumented Migrants - https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/05/31/minnesota-free-college-tuition-undocumented-immigrants-eligible