Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
Being completely honest here, and this is my ‘bad take’, the city and state SHOULD be paying for some of the Bears new stadium. We are a big city and we deserve a decent stadium we can all be proud of. Yes, the taxpayer gets fleeced, but that’s part of living in a big city. And while it is less than ideal that some private family owns the team and all, and they run it poorly, most cities recognize the civic importance of a nice, fancy stadium for their football team. Rome built the Coliseum and Circus Maximus, it didn’t… Read more »
Responsible city and state gov’ts would have SOME money for this type of thing in reserve…. but not…….ILLINOIS…..nuff said!