Progressive petri dish: Minnesota's new laws put thousands of businesses on the brink of ruin

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Washington Examiner

The Washington Examiner went to Minnesota following news that the state's Democrats, known formally as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, had fast-tracked one of the most progressive agendas in the country. What we found was a struggling Republican Party, angry small business owners, and a complete stonewall from Democrats. In this series, the Washington Examiner takes a look at broken promises lawmakers made, how Republicans are trying to control the carnage, and the unintended consequences of some of the bills passed, including one that could wipe out small business owners.

MINNEAPOLIS — Every Wednesday for the past eight years, Jerrilynn Sweeney has either made or bought lunch for her employees at Innovated Building Concepts, a commercial siding business in Burnsville, Minnesota. She did it to build camaraderie between the office workers and those in the shop or working in the field.

 

"We all sit in one room and eat," Sweeney told the Washington Examiner. "Everybody knows everybody's kids. We can laugh, we can joke, but when it comes down to 'We're in a load of [trouble], we've got to get this done,' they all stand up and help one another."

But these days, there's not much laughing going on. 

Like thousands of other small business owners in the state, Sweeney is bracing for new laws passed this year by the Democratic-controlled legislature that has targeted companies like hers and saddled them with huge expenses and a maze of regulations, forcing some to consider closing up shop for good. :snip:

[Valin]

@Geee

Welcome To My World.

1. The DFL did this with  one seat majority in the Senate. 

2.  Understand This

Politically This is all that matters. This is controlled by the DFL (Democrat Farmer-Labor  Party) and the Most Progressive  wing of the DFL.

For Statewide Office you win these 7 counties, you can  tell the rest of  the State to Go Pound Sand.

This is where ALL the Voters live. Something  MNGOP apparently STILL doesn't understand.

 

Inside This (494/694 beltway) There Is No GOP  Party/Conservative movement. 

[Valin]

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