Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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.
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Medicare and social security would be sound if they were not raided by are lovely politicians. 60 minutes investigation report 57,000 Ukrainian first responders guess what there salaries are being paid the the us the taxpayers and small businesses are also being funded. If this isn’t a crook of shit I don’t know what is anymore.
Spending on schools and teachers is not getting squeezed in Chicago.
Just wait until they open the doors to Medicare to illegals…….
As an independent, I wasn’t that big on Haley, but at least she has a plan to save SS & Medicare. (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-ll-raise-the-retirement-age-only-for-younger-people-to-save-social-security-republican-presidential-candidate-nikki-haley-says/ar-AA1h7dWt) But politically forget about a fed $ printing press bailout for state & municipal pension millinonares in Illinois at expense of taxpayers nationally, I believe avg ss benefits are $15,000 a yr. Also, I couldn’t imagine another ‘multi-state’ bailout for private sec pensions will have any support either….In anycase, the QE/ fed printing press days are over
The public sector unions have destroyed the quality of life for many.
All this money and the students cannot read or write. Total waste of money.
In Chicago, 80% of property taxes now go to bail out public-sector pensions. Nationwide, spending on schools and teachers is being squeezed to bail out teachers’ pensions.
Consider da Dems pols in Illinois and Sheeetcago and their masters da public sector unions like a Black Hole.
How do you stop da Black Hole from sucking in more and more of your wealth via higher and higher taxes.
Get as far away as you can from it.
Illinoisans, vote with your feet and flee da Illinois Black Hole!!