Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joined Scott Busboom and Doug Wolfe’s morning show on WZUS in Decatur. They went through the details of the Gov. Pritzker’s proposed 2023 budget, his supposed “tax relief” proposals and the reasons for Illinois’ recent credit upgrades.
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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 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.
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.
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.
WGN or WLS would be smart to give Ted and Mark a one or two hour show once a week so people in the metro area can hear facts instead of the horse rap the local pols and the media peddles. Thank you for your service gentlemen. I know you don’t want to endorse candidates so can stay neutral, but I hope you interview those who will sit down with you and get their take on the state of the state and we can hear concrete proposals. Id be interested in your analysis of Paul Vallas many proposals. Are they… Read more »
And it will from the soaring interest rates.
Just like 1981.
It’s funny how they went Tier 2 (half of CPI which is a fake number) ponzi to Tier 1, and now even Tier 1 3% COLA is getting destroyed. But they do get paid 10x what they actually were worth or put in, so they still get away like the bandits we always knew they were.