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.
Just Crazy that every other state is cutting their budget and IL is increasing theirs. Even CA is cutting 10% of salaries. But IL? No way! Nothing has changed, nothing.
“That’s when the state’s primary revenue sources — individual and corporate income taxes and retail sales taxes — began an estimated $3.8 billion nosedive.”
That ‘nose dive’ hasn’t even stopped and keeps increasing in speed. $3.8B is a major underestimate. Then they will say “we never saw this coming!”
“We had a balanced budget before this crisis…”
Hey J. Beluga!!
Better open up real soon or you are in bankruptcy…