Editorial: Closing arguments, Part Six: Because Illinois politicians refuse to do the hard work – Chicago Tribune*

"The pols simply haven’t done the hard but fundamental work of reforming how governments here do business. As virtually every company in the private sector reduces expenses to match revenues, the officials elected to run our public sector refuse to consider serious spending economies."
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NoHope4Illinois
5 years ago

And yet the Tribune refuses to acknowledge the added taxes and costs Joe Biden wants to pile on to Illinois residents

Anonymous
5 years ago

One of Biden’s statements was that –your taxes will go up under him if he is elected.
just one more way for the Crime Family Biden to take money and put it in their pockets.

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