Column By Mike Bibb
Wonder why we’re $38 trillion in debt? Here’s one of the reasons.
Minnesota is known as “The land of 10,000 lakes.” Presumably, it’s also becoming recognized as “The land of 10,000 frauds.”
Minnesota has a population of 5,833,250. It also has the largest Somali population in the United States. There are about 107,000 people of Somali descent living in Minnesota. The largest concentration is in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area; approximately 84,000.
For those who don’t know, Somalia is a country in northeastern Africa, located along the Indian Ocean. It’s renowned for piracy of commercial ships and constant internal domestic struggles. It is, basically, a failed state.
{Note: The 2013 Tom Hanks movie “Captain Phillips” — based upon a true incident — in which the Danish/U.S. container ship Maersk-Alabama was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. It didn’t end well for several of the pirates. Apparently, Somali piracy is still ongoing.}
Hence, many Somalis have migrated to the United States, with many settling in Minnesota.
The Somalis vote solidly Democrat, and even have a Somali representative in the U.S. Congress. Ilhan Omar (D) represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District.
Supposedly, the state is under federal investigation for allowing the known existence of massive amounts of fraudulent businesses, in which billions of taxpayer dollars have been doled out to phony enterprises masquerading as legitimate Somali commercial establishments, for financially assisting large groups of immigrant communities.
It’s reported that over 80% of Somali citizens receive some kind of government assistance, including financial aid for child welfare.
Now we’re learning that much of this child care compensation is really a cleverly designed scam.
Dozens of vacant child day care facilities, fake health care transportation services, pharmacy, grocery stores, and practically any other type of concern that can apply for federal and state aid is involved in the fraud.
Adding to the scheme, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s (D) office is — allegedly — aware of the deceptions but has been hesitant to intervene.
His response has been somewhat evasive, careful not to comment too much on a situation that is looking more and more like a massive organized crime operation.
Readers may recall “Tampon” Tim Walz was Kamala Harris’ pick for her Vice-Presidential running mate in the 2024 election last fall. Walz earned his nickname after signing a bill requiring tampon dispensers in all school restrooms for grades 4-12, including boys’ restrooms.
Kamala and Tim lost to Donald Trump in November.
Suddenly, on Jan. 5, Gov. Tim said he will not be seeking reelection. Previously, he announced that he would run for a third term.
Maybe it’s getting a little too hot in snowy Minnesota. And maybe, investigative authorities are closing in on Tim?
To think, a few months ago, he was the Democratic candidate for Vice President. Today, his future seems less dazzling.
Even more astounding, the current con has been ongoing for several years, and residents have suspected it.
Actually, it was a young man with a cell phone who was walking around, recording, sometimes interviewing reluctant suspects, and taking pictures of fake storefronts that brought the problem to the attention of state and federal authorities.
When he posted his video on YouTube, it went viral. Various government agencies have now been investigating Minnesota’s apparent lack of oversight—where have the vast sums of money gone, and who’s been receiving them?
One wouldn’t normally think a concerned citizen would expose a crime of this magnitude. Aren’t there supposed to be federal and state regulatory agencies keeping tabs on these kinds of things?
Also, where are the media news reporters? Isn’t it their responsibility to inform the public about possible criminal activity in Minnesota communities?
We’re down to relying on a guy with a cell phone camera and YouTube access to keep us updated on what’s happening?
It’s mind-boggling how an unlawful enterprise can openly operate in an environment constantly supervised by myriad government departments, offices, agencies, and sub-agencies.
Reminiscent of the debacle caused by thousands of fake Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) issued to Indian truck drivers. Many of them couldn’t read or understand English. Consequently, fatal highway accidents involving big rigs were becoming more common.
This crap seems almost impossible — unless there’s inside collusion from top to bottom.
After all, a billion-dollar fraud will buy a lot of help. Two billion will get more. Five billion will probably buy the best scam artists in the business.
Podcasts and conservative news releases are telling us Minnesota is only the tip of the corruption iceberg. Several other states are suspected of committing similar crimes, resulting in billions and billions of your tax dollars.
Bottom line: Stop feeding us the same old b.s. and expect us to say “Oh well, maybe next time someone will go to jail.”
The story is getting monotonous; criminals are more brazen and crimes more expensive. Time to cuff and prosecute some of these clowns — before the whole thing gets completely out of hand.
Moral of the story: Whenever heaps of taxpayer money are available for stealing, you can be sure there will be swarms of thieves buzzing around to take advantage of the situation.
But don’t dare fail to file your taxes on April 15. The government doesn’t like folks who disagree with how their money is taken from them and pissed away.
“That’s just the cost of living in a civilized society,” we’re told — which is $38 trillion in debt and going up.
How much longer can this nonsense go on without inflicting further damage to our society?
The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author.
