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Pat Garofalo ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

@patgarofalo

Lifelong Minnesotan. Vikings fan. Proud Mankato State alumnus. Enjoy traveling, learning and meeting new people. I like to help make things better. ๐Ÿ‘

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Minnesota lost $2.19 billion dollars in income migration to other states in only 12 months. We are quickly catching California, New York and Illinois as a loser state. Denial is not a solution. Minnesota government needs to get its act together. irs.gov/statistics/soiโ€ฆ

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I love MN. Lived here my whole life. But MN is on the wrong track. Any objective analysis of educational outcomes, domestic wealth/population migration and unsustainable budgeting would show that. It doesnโ€™t mean everything sucks everywhere. But we are going the wrong way.

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A good rule of public policy reporting: Trust Tom Lyden. The man has good instincts and a laser focus on accountability. We need more of this.

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I was at that intersection last week and was shocked how bad it is. I never remember any part of St Paul ever looking this bad before. Blaming CVS is a scapegoat for poor city leadership. And as everyone in MN has learned, few things are more expensive than poor leadership.

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Here is a thought: Let whoever buys this building, operate in a โ€œfree enterprise zoneโ€ Free it from some of the City of St Paulโ€™s and state of Minnesotaโ€™s costly mandates, overburdensome regulations and old policies. No need for TIF or corporate subsidies. Just let people work.

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Iโ€™m retweeting this tweet of a cute puppy in hopes that the X Algorithm learns I like puppies. Hopefully it will then put more cute puppies into my newsfeed.

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Fear the politician who lives for the approval of the crowd. An overdeveloped ego and underdeveloped convictions make for poor leadership qualities. If a candidate can't walk into a room and say things the audience doesnโ€™t want to hear, then that candidate can't lead.

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SEE I TOLD YOU SO. Don't be surprised by the fraud exposed by Max Nesterak in the Uber/Lyft bill. (Shameless self promotion coming next) I warned people about this in May. (see attached video) Why do DFLers tolerate this blatant corruption and fraud? youtube.com/watch?v=O3QRKUโ€ฆ

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Russia invaded Crimea while Obama was President and Ukraine while Biden was President. Tough to blame Russiaโ€™s aggression on Trump.