Minnesota’s rising stature as an innovative economic powerhouse was a central theme of "The Good Life in Minnesota," published by Time magazine in August 1973.
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The fragile social safety net means a more precarious life, without the guarantee of income support, basic housing, or medical care in the event of calamity.
"The most hard-left legislature in Minnesota history went on a spending spree unlike anything the state has ever seen," writes Jim Schultz, president of the Minnesota Private Business Council.