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Comment: This entrepreneur says that young, new entrepreneurs underpaying themselves will, under the the Fair Tax amendment, get a a tax cut. Just one problem with that: It's not true. Only token cuts for lower income groups are proposed. And he says he'd be happy to pay higher rates now that he has a better income, and some others no doubt share his view. But if he knows the same VCs and angel investors we do he no doubt has spoken to some only by video call to Florida or other places to which many have fled.
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Audio and summary Illinois bill would override local law to allow homeless living in all public parks – Wirepoints
April 14, 2026
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago Fiscal Crisis Worse Than Pre-Bankruptcy Detroit, HIV Surge and Public Health Threat From Open Borders Goes Unreported
April 10, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Chicago pension buyout plan mostly shifts debt rather than eliminating it, property tax surge doubles inflation over three decades
April 3, 2026
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Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times falsely blame Texas Gov. Abbott for 2020 to 2024 surge in Chicago Latino HIV, AIDS infections – Wirepoints Quickpoint
March 31, 2026
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
His entrepreneurial perspective makes absolutely no sense. If a flat tax somehow discourages entrepreneurship, how does that explain no-tax states like FL and TX consistently ranking near the top states for entrepreneurs? Even flat tax Utah ranks as one of the best states to start a business. No doubt this guy is bright, but he’s a little dim on tax policy.