“all of this was predicted by no less than investor Warren Buffett late last month…. ‘Why do I wanna build a plant there that has to sit there for 30 or 40 years? Cause I’ll be here for the life of the pension—plan—and they will come after corporations, they’ll come after individuals. They—just—they’re gonna have to raise a lotta money,’ Buffet said…. If they succeed in replacing the state’s flat tax system, the Illinois tax-rate increases won’t stop at 7.95%.”

Comment: Fat cat Tier 1 public union heads at the topped rigged the system to rip off Tier 2 workers, forcing them to subsidize much higher benefit for Tier 1s. But the number of Tier 2s is increasing, and they are finally speaking up.

If you like the Green New Deal championed by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, you’ll love the Clean Energy Jobs Bill. Our more detailed look at this pending legislation is linked here.

Comment: Rich Miller shilling for the public unions, as usual, trying to dismiss most of the arguments being made against the tax.