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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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.
Knew this was going to happen such a shrewd individual, like I said seniors, disabled individuals and are veterans beware the sickle man is a coming. Again Pritzker will fail someday.
Does he need more money for the illegals he’s supporting?? Or is it because so many people have left Ill and taken their tax revenue with them……while the rest of us get stuck with the slack………maybe jp could free up some revenue by firing half his staff he doesn’t need except to feed his ego
Someone needs to calculate how much revenue was lost when Ken Griffin pulled out and include revenue lost from employees who went with him. I’ve seen figures of revenue lost by NY and NJ when hedge fund guys pulled out.
Exactly
Cut every legally capable state budget 15% (to get 10% – if lucky).
Any increase from that cut must be taken from someplace else.
Budget problem solved.
Might also start a service charge of 10% for state pensions delivered to non-residents.
Can’t charge a “service charge” for pensions sent out of state. You can’t solve our budget problems by violating federal law or the constitution. Real budgeting is hard. Try again.
Oh no! Don’t even suggest pension reform without expecting rabid, angry blowback. In fact don’t even say the word pension, you’re not worthy. Keep that word “ out your mouf “ as Lori and Brandon have admonished us to.
Do you equate someone explaining the law to you as rabid angry blowback? Such a delicate snowflake.
By all means, go ahead and discuss pension reform. It might help to actually know what’s allowed. Stealing from pensioners is not allowed but putting more money into the funds is allowed. Let’s get to that much needed reform.
Discussion of pension reform has a salutary impact. It permits insight into the enormous carrying costs of a mandarin class of government employees. At the same time it is fair game to mention that the prospect of pension reform is exceedingly unlikely (and some can argue even less probable than this standard). But there is no problem holding two competing thoughts at the same time. One thing to note with the people migrating to Illinois – they need services and patronage jobs – in Illinois these are very expensive. Not a bright future.
Ted, why not just create 12.8 million state jobs and then the unemployment rate will be 0.0%?