Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joins Scott Slocum’s morning show on WJOL in Joliet. They discussed Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot’s plan to attract business from Texas by pitching Illinois’ social policies.
Wirepoints Pieces:
- Chicago wants to attract Texas businesses…good luck with that
- Downtown Chicago is nearly empty. Pictures Show it
- City of Chicago 2022 budget up nearly 60 percent over pre-COVID 2019 as Lightfoot set to implement ‘equity’ agenda
- Wirepoints Podcast: The Dialogue – Episode 3 – Critical Race Theory now drives everything in Chicago-area government
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary 
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Bold policy? More like highly delusional policy!
This is what happens when the students run the school. Instead of a teacher-mentor stepping in, the students feel Zorn’s columns somehow ‘harmed’ them. They make say they want diversity, but diversity of thought? NO!
If the students are so insecure and sensitive to anything written with which they don’t 100% agree, my advice to them is: Grow Up!
Chicago can’t keep the Bears. More businesses will leave for the suburbs too.
I wonder if they touted the wonderful labor unions in Chicago that will embrace and care for their employees too!
A straight-up business would want a business-friendly state for relocation or expansion. But, if the business feeds from the social policies, or wants to be bailed-out, then Illinois might be considered.
To the extent meaningful, in Texas the minimum wage is $3.75 per hour less than Illinois.
I bet they don’t bring up stories about crime like those covered in CWB Chicago in their sales pitch.
This this is a joke right?
Chicago andIllinois trying to beat Texas for biz climate! LOL
It seems like if you are a good businessman, the bottom line is the most important factor. There is no way to improve that in Illinois or even maintain it. As for me, IL social policies are a reason to move.
Illinois – The land of infanticide, thanks to Democrat politicians and judges (many of whom proclaim to be faithful Catholics)
Just so out of touch with reality is all this shows …there is no way that Illinois will ever pull people and companies back from Texas what a joke completely out of touch with reality the state is still bleeding more and more residents every year and its only going to get worse…remember the “fair tax” just comical.
Conflicting advice: Lori Lightfoot & JB Pritzker v Warren Buffet. CNBC. Full Transcript: Billionaire Investor Warren Buffet Speaks With CNBC’s Becky Quick on “Squawk Box” Today. February 25 2019. “In the public sector, you know, it’s a disaster.” “And– you know, some of the– it’s interesting to me when they talk about these relocation problems, you know, and New York and Amazon, all that sort of thing, you know– I– if I were relocating into some state that had a huge unfunded pension plan I’m walking into liabilities.” “And those are big numbers, really big numbers.” “And when you see… Read more »
Illinois offers taxpayer funded abortions and massive state and local unfunded pension and retiree healthcare liabilities (net pension liabilities and net OPEB liabilities).
Because Illinois can afford taxpayer funded abortions.
That’s why compassionate Illinois made it the law.
Kinda of like all those student loan and credit card applications college kids receive in the mail.
No credit history, no problem.
Money for nothing for awhile.
Because tomorrow never comes in utopia.