“Minnesota is ranked the second-most liberal state in the union a study by The Hill concluded. How is that working for us? By contrast, Wisconsin seems to get it right for the most part.”
That is an excerpt from “letters to the editor” from the local newspaper. I can't figure out how anyone could actually say that with a straight face. If you pay any attention to the facts, you would see that Minnesota's unemployment rate is almost a point and half better than Wisconsin's. Job creation is much better in Minnesota. Wisconsin is trailing in jobs recovered after the recession. Since this was suppose to be Walker's strong point, I guess you really have to hide your head in the sand to not see that. The budget's are like night and day. Wisconsin has at least a projected 1.8 billion dollar deficit. I think it actually is going to be worse than that. The state is floating increases in transportation taxes do to a huge shortfall there. Minnesota has a 1.2 billion dollar surplus which is being used to lower taxes on individuals and small business.
I am sure most of us have had the same experience with relatives and friends that send you emails that make fun of or state untrue facts about Democrats, a lot of them have so much misinformation in them it's ridiculous. I have many times debunked the email with actual facts and send it back to the sender. They actually get upset with me for doing that. The thing is it doesn't deter them, they just keep sending me made up stuff. These people are not stupid, so what is it?
The question that needs to be asked and answered is how can Democrats get through to these kind of people. It's obvious that people who spout this kind of misinformation have no idea of what's actually happening in the world, but they also have no intention of finding out. Is it all ideology, or just a strong hatred for liberals?
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