General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Chris]

Minnesota makes so much money and their budget is so balanced they literally are able to save money and store it away for major projects and public works. It's the only state in the US, IIRC, that actually has a surplus.

Texas has a "rainy day fund" type thing that hasn't been touched in awhile from past surpluses but I don't believe it's been added to in quite a few years and may have even been dipped into

 

[Comrade Khan]

Texas has a "rainy day fund" type thing that hasn't been touched in awhile from past surpluses but I don't believe it's been added to in quite a few years and may have even been dipped into

maybe they should use it to fix your bullshit pwergrid lol

 

[Chris]

You'd think that would be a legitimate reason yeah

 

[Chris]

They've put money into that too FWIW but I don't think enough to make a difference, just to show they're "trying"

 

[Comrade Khan]

they gonna use it to challenge the 2024 election instead /s

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

But yeah, when you look at the states that Minnesota is surrounded by, it makes sense why it's economically (and socially), an oasis in the desert.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

North and South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin are just- Ya know.

 

[Comrade Khan]

whats the big industries making money there

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

whats the big industries making money there

In Minnesota or those other states?

 

[Comrade Khan]

In Minnesota or those other states?

minn

 

[Comrade Khan]

fuck off afternoon gummies

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

minn

Agriculture (Minnesota is US's largest sweet corn, green pea, and beet grower; it's also the largest turkey-farmstead in the nation), Manufacturing (3M), Science, and even Retail (Target, Best Buy headquarter here), and healthcare development (Medtronic and Mayo Clinic). The whole state is basically a who's who of major companies.

 

[Comrade Khan]

nice and no big petrol

 

[Comrade Khan]

sounds like a good, balanced economy

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

nice and no big petrol

Yeah, and the mining areas of Minnesota are more or less heavily regulated, too.