Comment: At Wirepoints, we did the calculation ourselves and confirmed that Gotion is eligible for about $7.5 in federal tax subsidies, in addition to the $536 million from the State of Illinois. Gotion has clear ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
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.
SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
They probably are, legally. But as a tax payer in the once great state of Illinois , I find it morally objectable.
Many products found in Walmart come from China. Chinese products are everywhere. Many American agriculture products are sold to China. Trading with each other benefits us all. Your Apple phone was assembled in China. Lots and lots of things come and go from China. I like Chinese food.
LOL the chinese elites don’t even eat chinese food. They import their food from Japan and Australia.
International trade can be a fine thing, if health and safety get adequate attention. But using public money to subsidize a company, whether foreign or domestic, is never necessary. (We could, of course, have a long discussion about what is a “subsidy,” but in this case there’s no question.)
We shouldn’t be trading with communist countries, period.
The Commies are laughing hysterically at this deal What a bunch of buffoons in Illinois. The math on the subsidies is so obvious. The fact that these are the bad guys ripping us off is so obvious. Illinois is a clown show on the international stage.