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Misc says

Fraud in Minnesota ???

How about California. The report in today was for $250 billion or about the entire GDP of Nigeria.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-accused-of-losing-250-billion-to-fraud-in-largest-state-scandal-ever/ss-AA1U93MS?pc=HCTS

... and they say it like it's a bad thing.

California is famous for paying a billion in unemployment bennies to prison inmates in just five months of 2020.

Misc says

How about California. The report in today was for $250 billion or about the entire GDP of Nigeria.

They don't say what time frame that is. Every year?

Brave AI:

The California state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom, totals $348.9 billion

Anyway, $250 billion among the state's ~40 million people is $6,250 taken in fraud from every single resident, including babies.

Booger says

Patrick says

Today's Palo Alto Daily:

I bet this guy pays a lot in income taxes to the state of CA. Probably enough to justify another state tax increase just from him leaving.

Now opportunity to buy multimillion dollars mansions at discount. Wait... do I need to be another billionaire to buy?

LOL! More like many illegals and bambinos bailed out, like the primary school down kitty corner from us in Santa Cruz. Illegals are a major 'growth' and budgeting excuse for the Cali Teacher's Union. The school in Santa Cruz has dropped dramatically in kids, fewer cars, less traffic jamming. I haven't seen a crossing guard in a while. They hung hoodies on the entrance fence for a while designating all the lost students.

Traffic on our routes continues to diminish, especially the Sunol Grade-ometer. That one carries traffic from the Bay Area back out to the central valley.