DFL's petty partisan side showing

Finding out that the DFL is filled with partisan hacks is as surprising as finding out that Iran is a terrorist nation. Walter Hudson's weekly legislative update highlights this week's DFL chicanery. In his update, Rep. Hudson writes "Let’s start with what happened during a House Taxes Committee hearing Wednesday. Democrats voted in unison to block federal tax conformity language that would save Minnesota job creators money at zero cost to the state. To repeat: this legislation would cost the state nothing, but it would immediately reduce costs for Minnesota businesses, allowing them to invest more in jobs, production, and research and development. It’s economic expansion at no cost to the state, yet Democrats still voted 'no.'"

At this point, I'm asking if being a partisan hack what DFL politicians specialize in. Rep. Hudson's next question is followed by the answer to his question. Rep. Hudson wrote "Why? Because Orange Man bad." If I was a pessimist, I'd assume that the DFL doesn't prioritize investing "in jobs, production, and research and development." Thankfully, I'm not a pessimist. Next on Rep. Hudson's list of inexplicable policies:

A similar situation unfolded when House Republicans proposed a way to provide local school districts with an infusion of real revenue. Again, without costing the state a single penny. Under a new federal program, individuals can receive a tax credit of up to $1,700 for donating to nonprofit scholarship organizations. These nonprofits then provide scholarships to help K-12 students cover education expenses such as tutoring, transportation, technology, or homeschooling costs.

Here’s the catch: the federal program is not automatic. Minnesota must choose to participate. House Republicans have introduced a bill allowing the state to opt in, but because this federal policy was supported by President Donald Trump, Democrats are refusing to let Minnesotans reap the benefits.

Governor Walz could unilaterally opt Minnesota into the program, but he has chosen not to despite his affinity for executive orders. Meanwhile, legislative Democrats are hyperventilating to oppose the mere thought of Minnesotans benefiting from something connected to President Trump.

At the same time, local schools are facing budget deficits, teachers are being laid off, and programs are being cut. Many people will be shocked to learn that we could provide meaningful new funding for schools almost immediately, at no cost to the state, but Democrats are standing in the way.

Because some of this money might not find its way into Education Minnesota's pockets, the DFL, Walz included, must oppose this provision. It's sad that the DFL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of this corrupt enterprise. The DFL apparently cares more about their special interest campaign financiers than they care about their constituents' students. How sad. Check this out:

Let's take Mr. Hauser at his word that the bill costs $500,000,000. That's a fraction of the $19,000,000,000 in fraud that the Walz administration let walk out the Minnesota Department of Human Services door. It's a fraction of the cost of Gov. Walz's new plan to fix Medicaid fraud. This is a sign of desparation:

Let’s look at a simple example from St. Michael-Albertville, a school district serving some 6,696 students. If we estimate roughly 4,000 families in the district and assume just 25 percent of them used the $1,700 tax credit, that would generate about $1.7 million for STMA schools. Think about that: if only a quarter of families participated, it could produce $1.7 million overnight to help support students and programs in local public schools, all without costing the state a dime. And yet Democrats and union leaders are saying "no." What’s even more remarkable is that they aren’t really arguing against what the program actually does. Instead, they claim it’s a voucher system that takes money away from public schools and sends it to private schools. That simply isn’t true.