Dear Editor,
Minnesota Governor and Democratic Party candidate for Vice President Tim Walz’s past record clearly indicates he is out of step with mainstream America. He previously said, “Don’t ever shy away from our progressive values. One person’s socialism is another person’s neighborliness.” Concerning the southern border having been crossed by over 8 million illegal migrants under the Biden-Harris administration, he said “Let me know how high it is. If it’s 25 feet, then I’ll invest in the 30-foot-ladder factory,”
After the death of George Floyd, followed by rioting in Minneapolis and St. Paul, he waited three days before sending in the state National Guard. It was too late to avoid $500 million in damages. Walz designated Minnesota a refugee state. This included offering illegal immigrants drivers licenses, low-cost health care, and free college tuition. He allows taxpayer-funded transgender surgery on minors. Walz supports abortion up until the day of birth.
He supports reverse discrimination known as “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI). Walz instituted critical race theory training for teachers. He mandated that schools record the race of students assigned detention to prevent institutional racism. Walz signed a law mandating anti-racist education in ethnic studies classes. He opposes school choice vouchers for parents.
Walz wants to increase electric vehicle usage from 1% to 20% by 2030 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% over the next eight years.
He spent a $17.5 billion dollar budget surplus in one year increasing state spending by 38% after COVID. To pay for many of his programs, he raised taxes on gasoline, sales, payroll, car licenses, boat registration and on-line delivery fees. While Walz said what Republicans say is weird, both he and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamela Harris hold views that, by comparison, are nuts.
Larry Penner
Great Neck
