It shouldn’t have taken a PhD in economics to notice this – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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Twelve Illinois Congressmen vote against bill to give federal custody to non-citizen defendants charged or convicted with assaulting cops – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky – Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal*
May 17, 2024
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The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Gov. Pritzker is using the threat of budget cuts to get more tax hikes passed – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
May 17, 2024
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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.
Public education staffing has ballooned over the years…yet kids still can’t read – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
May 17, 2024
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Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss how politicians can never spend enough on education despite there being no accountability for that spending, the growth of education staffing across Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1 billion demand for Chicago schools, why Gov. Pritzker is providing $830 million in taxpayer subsidies to struggling EV carmaker Rivian, and more.
Bad things will happen if the federal government doesn’t fix the mistakes made by the fat, stupid, irresponsible, lazy, incompetent tax cheat Pritzker
de Blasio (I mean Warren Wilhelm, Jr.) said the same thing
LOL, too bad Trump wins and at best you get to keep the House … nah, who are we kidding, the leftist tears will be flowing in November, clean sweep!
And Pritzker gleefully stated just a few months ago that he and Chicago Democrats pushed through a balanced budget. Is Pritzker living in a fantasy land?
Vote for us or else …
… our militias will continue to terrorize you
… we’ll make you suffer more than we’ve already made you suffer
… you’ll be a really, really bad person.
Get ready for the nightmare JB. The tax amendment is going to fail. Illnois is going to financially default and go bankrupt. On your watch. For the first time in your silver spoon life one of your enterprises will crash and burn. Daddy’s money won’t bail you at this time. Your dreams of buying a presidency like Bloomburg tired to do will go down with it. Sadly though, Illinois taxpayers will still end up screwed.
Maybe, but first they’ll simply raise the flat income tax. That will precede bankruptcy talk and pension-changing constitutional amendment talk at least once and maybe twice at most. Then, one way or another and certainly in the latter stages of Pritzker’s administration or the next the’ll have to get serious about these other options.
Good call. What do you think, 4.95% goes to 7%? 9% top bracket? Then more will move, lol, this oughta be “fun.” Who has to come to the table first, Chicago (who can go bankrupt) or the state of IL?
Your guess is as good as mine regarding state income rate increases. While this may well seem a heartless thing to say the one (minor) positive that may well happen if the flat tax rates rise above maybe 6% is that the ones who are above income tax exemption levels but still are poor and required to pay state income taxes will have the most incentive to move elsewhere since they have to scratch for a living more than the middle and upper classes. But, with more of them leaving there are less welfare and Medicare people to soak up… Read more »
Illinois could reduce spending by at least 25% and the working people would hardly notice. The state employees and the welfare people would definitely notice!