The Scandal That Started It All
On December 13, 2025, I published the spotlight called Ilhan Omar’s $1 billion scandal. I discussed the accusation that Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota member of the House of Representatives, and others stole $1 billion in Minnesota taxpayers money.
Since then, that number has ballooned to a staggering amount. And Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz has also been accused of fraud.
But no one would have guessed what would happen next.
From $1 Billion to $9 Billion
During the past seven weeks, Minnesota and in particular Minneapolis has exploded with some of the most outrageous, dangerous, and tragic events of this decade.
More accusations of fraud, theft, and deception of taxpayers money has grown from $1 billion to $9 billion.
Tim Waltz and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith have announced that they will not seek reelection.
President Trump has withheld tens of millions of dollars in federal funding to Minnesota and dozens of people have been charged with fraud, most of them Somali Americans.
And if that’s not enough, we are now hearing about potential fraud being tracked across multiple programs dating back to 2013.
Industrial Scale Fraud
Daycare fraud, housing assistance fraud, autism services fraud, Medicaid fraud.
Where prosecutors say billions in Medicaid funding may have been stolen.
Fraud tourism, which is people from Pennsylvania traveling to Minnesota just to commit fraud because it’s that easy.
Industrial scale fraud. That’s what prosecutors called it.
When the Government Loses Control
And after all that, ICE and CBP agents have moved into Minnesota to restore order, not just for the aforementioned fraud, but for other fraud, violation of immigration policy.
And this caused a whole other level of taxpayer angst, anger, fear, and frustration.
Ice raids, school closures, business closures, dozens of protests from thousands of citizens nationwide.
Protesters bringing guns to demonstrations, skirmishes with ICE agents, more than 3,000 arrests so far, and two deaths.
Renee Good and Alex Prey. Are you kidding me?
In a perfect society, all of this would have been avoided.
I’ll get to the perfect society in a minute, but before I do, let’s drive this point home even further.
What’s happening in Minnesota is what happens when you give 536 people in Washington control of our lives.
Why 536 People Should NOT Run Your Life
Why 536?
435 members in the House of Representatives, 100 senators, and one president equals 536.
These are the tiny handful of Americans who rule our great country.
What’s happening in Minnesota is what happens when you give 536 people in Washington control of tens of billions of our hard earned dollars and no clear accountability for where it goes.
This is what happens when government programs are so complicated that nobody can tell what’s fraud and what isn’t until the money is already gone.
This is what happens when the system punishes people for trying to stop fraud.
And this is what happens when the solution to government failure is more government force.
The insanity of this is almost laughable.
In my book, I talk about two things that would have prevented every bit of this.
Pillar Three: Voluntary Funding
The third pillar of freedom, voluntary funding, and the fourth pillar of freedom, clear laws.
Pillar three is voluntary funding.
If taxpayers funded programs voluntarily, there would be no government middleman to defraud.
You want to help feed kids, you fund an organization you trust directly. You see where the money goes.
No massive federal nutrition programs with 299 fake meal websites.
No daycare centers billing for ghost children.
No housing assistance fraud.
No autism services fraud.
Why?
Because you’re watching your own money. You’re not trusting politicians to watch it for you.
And here’s a thought.
If a program can’t get voluntary funding, maybe the program shouldn’t exist.
If you can’t convince people to voluntarily pay for something, why should the government force them to pay for it?
Chapter 4 in my book goes into more detail.
Now, let’s talk about laws.
Pillar Four: Clear Laws.
In the perfect society, laws are clear.
Really clear.
So clear that everybody understands them, lawmakers and citizens alike.
You know what happens when laws are unclear?
Fraud flourishes because nobody can agree on what’s legal and what isn’t.
The Minnesota Department of Education tried to stop the fraudulent Feeding Our Future program.
A judge said they couldn’t.
Why?
Because the law was unclear about when they could stop payments.
So they kept paying for months while billions of dollars disappeared.
In the perfect society, the law would be simple.
If you’re defrauding taxpayers, you go to jail. Period.
No judges saying, “Well, technically the law doesn’t allow us to stop payments.”
No politicians intervening because they’re worried about discrimination claims.
Just clear rules that everybody understands.
Chapter five of my book goes into more detail.
The Myth Of Government Oversight
But Curt, we need government oversight.
We need federal programs.
We cant just let people do whatever they want.
Really?
Look at what government oversight got you.
9 billion dollars in fraud, maybe more.
Two people dead.
A city paralyzed by fear and anger.
You trust that system more than you trust 340 million Americans to watch their own money?
Here’s what I know for sure.
It’s easier to defraud a government program with unclear rules and no accountability than it is to defraud hundreds of millions of individuals watching their own money.
It’s easier to corrupt 536 politicians than 340 million Americans.
And it’s easier to hide behind government force than it is to build voluntary cooperation.
How Much More Are You Willing To Take?
So here’s my question for you.
How many more billions must disappear before you’re willing to consider there’s a better way?
How many more people must die in the streets?
How many more federal agents with guns and masks?
How many more protests in below zero weather?
How many more families torn apart?
Seven weeks in Minneapolis.
Billions stolen.
Two dead.
Thousands arrested.
And it’s going to keep happening.
Next month, next year, different city, same story.
The Perfect Society
Until we fix the structure.
Until we choose freedom over force.
Until we build the perfect society where people control their own money and laws are clear enough that everybody understands them.
The four pillars of freedom would have prevented all of this.
Every single thing that happened in Minneapolis over the past seven weeks.
No massive federal programs vulnerable to fraud.
No confusion about what’s legal.
No government force in the streets.
Just free people making free choices with a simple framework of law that protects all of us.
That’s what the perfect society looks like.
So, I’m asking you again.
How much more are you willing to take?
When freedom replaces force, everybody’s happy and everybody wins.
The blueprint is in my book.
Download it for free at everybodysappy.com, or listen to the audio book on Spotify, Audible, or Apple Music, or watch me read it to you on YouTube.
Physical copies of the book are on the way.
Target date, spring of 2026.
Read it before the next Minneapolis happens somewhere else.
Click here to get your free copy and start building a perfect society today.
About the Author
A native of the United States, I am a passionate advocate for personal responsibility and community-led solutions. Born and raised in Ohio, I’ve traveled extensively across the country, constantly seeking out innovative approaches to societal problems.
My background in entrepreneurship has taught me that real change comes from thinking outside the box and taking action, not from waiting for someone else to grant permission. When I’m not writing, I enjoy reading, hiking, and spending time with my son.