Wirepoints joined FOX 32’s GoodDay Chicago to talk about the challenges facing Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson, including Illinois and Chicago’s loss of residents (which Gov. Pritzker continues to deny), the increasingly empty downtown, why high taxes, growing crime and a lack of opportunity are forcing people and businesses out, and more
Read more from Wirepoints:
- No, it’s not just retirees leaving Illinois. Residents in every age and income group are fleeing.
- State of denial: Gov. Pritzker says IRS migration data isn’t ‘migration data’
- Mayor-elect Johnson’s ‘silly’ kids comments could embolden the criminal actions of Chicago teens: A look at the numbers
- Chicago’s Empty Downtown Offices Are a Frightening Problem for all Chicagoans
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Chicago used to be the “City that Works,” but under Mayor Lightfoot and now Mayor Elect Brandon Johnson, Chicago has higher crime, higher taxes, and worsening schools whose students fail to even read, write, and do math at grade level. “The Degradation of God and Family is at the Root of All Social ills.” I supported Paul Vallas🇺🇸 for Mayor of Chicago! What Happened🤷🏼♂️ What we need in Chicago is a Leader who cares Less about being popular and cares More about being principled. “People And Principles Over Money And Power.” “If you really want to be able to walk… Read more »
The train has left the station, too late to stop the out migration at this time. Only chance is to build up again, and that takes generations.
Ted talks about the problems with hope to get them fixed, even though Chicago and Illinois just voted not to fix the problems. It would have been far more impactful if he had just looked at the camera and said something like, “People are leaving because they have given up hope, and I don’t blame them. The best advice I can give is to leave before everyone else wants to do the same thing. The schools are not going to get better. The crime is going to get worse. Taxes will go up, and up, and up.”
Well, what are you going to do when it happens again at your next location? A wound will fester if you don’t address it or treat it. Running away from your problems is always bad news.
It won’t happen in the next location. That’s why they are moving there.
A lot of people moved to Phoenix in the past few years and crime is exploding there. Not many places left to escape to.
https://crimegrade.org/safest-places-in-phoenix-az-metro/
Lots of crime in Boulder where home values average over $850K. Much of that is property crimes but very few murders. https://crimegrade.org/safest-places-in-boulder-co/
AZ is practically a blue state now and CO has become a blue state now too. They’re moving to red states: TN, SC, IN, MO, TX, FL. Those states are very, very red.
Come on guys! Why would anyone care about or want to watch Fox after they screwed their base with the Dominion lawsuit settlement and firing of Tucker Carlson?
I doubt that the local CBS, NBC, ABC and WGN stations are interested in this discussion. Take what you can get.
So you want us to turn down appearances on media you don’t like? And Fox32, IMO, does not operate like Fox at the national level or have its issues. They’ve been very fair to our perspective.
Eh, I made a mistake. You’re right. I’m glad you mentioned that we need to be more inviting. The u-haul negative spiral leave theme you’ve been on the past few days is a real turn-off and soured my attitude. I didn’t even bother watching the video until you called me out.
The mood of illinoisians is not the fault of WP. Facts always anger democraps.