New state flag contest

"Anyhow, I like my flag. I hope it wins. If not, whatever flag wins should be flown upside down. Why? It is the international sign of distress. Thanks Tim Walz, for giving us this mess."       

I probably should have disclosed this earlier. I have entered the new state flag contest. Since the resident vexillologists have determined the previous finalists were (how do I say this nicely) - underperforming, I have decided to throw my hat in the ring. It did not take me long at all to come up with a flag which really shows the true essence of Minnesota. Forget the North Star and some prairie farmer tilling up rows of farmland - I think I have it nailed down. Today, Minnesota is all about fleecing the makers and edifying and enriching the takers. So, my flag shows dollar signs, just flapping in the wind, waiting to be blown away.

I am amazed that someone else had not come up with this one. I mean, this is a state which just a year or so ago, had overtaxed the makers by almost 20 billion dollars. And instead of giving most of it back, the current overlord of this state, along with a myriad his willing socialists in the legislature, peed all this overtaxed money away. Well - that is not really true. The makers did get pennies on the dollar back in the form of a "rebate".

I have often wondered how the DNA of our current overlord works. It is so different than the Governor of Florida (for example). We like to wring every last penny out of the subjects who live in this state. Florida on the other hand, likes to enrich its residents. And that seems to work just fine, thank you. The number of people moving into Florida is staggering. The number of people who have moved out of Minneapolis over the past three decades is almost 100,000.

I just read an article about life in the overtaxed prairie state of Minnesota. The current demographers are projecting a further diminution of population over the next ten years. Not with everyone - the bleeding hearts will continue to beg the takers to live here. Don't think so? Just take a drive down by Cedar Riverside. And - with the takers, will come more crime. But don't worry - the bleeding hearts have successfully gotten rid of many of the local cops. Now the downtown area is a "no-go" zone after dark. Some areas are even a "no-go" zone all day long.

Anyhow, I like my flag. I hope it wins. If not, whatever flag wins should be flown upside down. Why? It is the international sign of distress. Thanks Tim Walz, for giving us this mess.