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“Whatever happens here, the pain that is endured by the people of Illinois, by the working families of Illinois is on the Republicans and the special interests and the billionaires that back the Republicans, they’ve got to step forward and help,” Pritzker said.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The pain endured by the people of IL is on the IL pols who won’t rein in the excessive salaries, pensions, and health care benefits.
Umm excuse me pritzker do the math and look at the votes democrats in Illinois also told you NO if I’m correct the same amount that voted against trump also voted against the fairytale tax. And I will never call you governor you do not deserve the respect especially from me.
The governor is a Democrat,the legislature is controlled by Democrats, the judiciary is Democrat, the media are Democrats, Democrats are the majority in Illinois, yet this is all the Republicans fault.
There are quite a bit of Republicans in Illinois. I think that because the Dems so saturate Cook County and the counties surrounding that that is all Illinois is ever thought of. The Dems in Illinois are mostly crooked and have NO IDEA how to play legally it is always how can they lie, cheat and steal.
Jag Boy there were a number of democrats who voted against it too.
Pony up and take some responsibility.
Grow up and quit acting like a 2 year old Jesus your supposed to be a grown man? painful cuts of course your going to use the school funding as hostage, us the children as pawns, mental health services, wake up tell all your buddies if you have any in Springfield and do your damn JOBS sit down and figure it out boys and girls. Every signal person in Illinois knows the problem fix it and fix it now if you can’t hire a consulting firm and have them do it for you. Hey how about the wirepoints Mark and… Read more »