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Tim Walz can't admit the downsides of too much welfare

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Is Minnesota too well-governed? That was Gov. Tim Walz's explanation for how his state allowed more than $1 billion worth of public funds to be stolen on his watch. The Democrat explained Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Minnesota is a generous, prosperous and well-run state. "We're triple-A bond-rated," he said. "But that attracts criminals."

Does it? There is no evidence the 86 people charged so far for allegedly lining their pockets with taxpayer money flocked to the Land of 10,000 Lakes for low-yield bonds. Their sights were set on the state's vast and unaccountable welfare programs: European-style entitlements that turned out to be shockingly easy to scam...

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