Mark joined Jeff Daly to talk about why Gov. Pritzker and his administration keep denying the obvious: that Illinois is losing people. They get away with it because the media doesn’t do its job to question them. But people are moving out, and it’s easy to understand why. Illinois’ jobs climate is one of the nation’s worst. The public unions have too much power over politics and government policy. And Illinoisans simply can’t trust their politicians to spend tax dollars properly.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Pritzker Administration repeats its mother of all whoppers: ‘Illinois is not losing people’
- Fresh unemployment numbers for September: Illinois still has nation’s 3rd-worst rate
- The Chicago Teachers Union’s fingerprints are all over Acero’s closing schools and dismal results
- Illinoisans should watch out for the next try at a progressive income tax on the November ballot
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
“Unions insulate public employees from accountability, no matter how poorly they perform.”
Read Why Govt. Unions Corrupt Democracy by P. Howard, April 4, 2023.
Just an observation. What is the difference between the people in this photo and taxpayers? Answer. The people in the photo are organized and unionized and taxpayers are not. Every taxpayer unless they are represented by a union are on their own but the organized have a collective voice. Do you know of any group or organization in your area that speaks in a unified voice who are not in a union? What group represents the ordinary taxpayers? I know of none in my area. Those who are organized have clout and get the pols to do what is best… Read more »
If all the people in that picture left Illinois it wouldn’t be a bad thing. Just saying.
My financially stable adult offspring all left Illinois – better schools, lower taxes and state and county Government that isn’t insane.
All of my nieces and nephews fled. Now they are having kids of their own I don’t get to see much.
Edit one was a teacher, now in admin
Off my siblings that have kids old enough to leave, one sister has three sons, all left.
Other sister three kids, all teachers, all still here.
My mom has 9 grandkids. All except one have left Illinois. Young families are leaving. The state is becoming a retirement village.
My Mom had 9 grandkids as well, 7 moved out of state. Of the two remaining in IL, one is solvent.
No it’s a state full off illegal felons