At $1.5 million per job, the new incentive package from the state is at least 15 times the norm. For this much money, the state could have just handed out a million bucks to 827 people, instead of creating 550 jobs.
Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss the university student protests erupting across the nation on the Israel/Palestine conflict, why it’s so dangerous for society if the media abandons facts in favor of narratives, why that allows government to spin away the problems like crime and financial crises, why it causes the voting public to become apathetic, and more.
When you hear the complaints from Illinois politicians, remember the hypocrisy: 40,000 bused to Chicago, but 161,562 allowed to fly directly to Florida.
Nearly one year ago, Chicagoans cheered Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s removal from office. In her place was Brandon Johnson, who promised a more inclusive approach to building a “better, stronger, safer Chicago.” It hasn’t turned out that way. Today, there’s little disagreement that Mayor Johnson has disappointed on most key issues. On crime. On policing. On migrants. On education. On governance. Even on foreign affairs.
Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the problems and costs of the Chicago Bears’ proposed new stadium, why its unlikely to happen in its current form, why the ongoing wave of violent crimes makes residents scared of the city, and why the funeral of slain police officer Luis Huesca matters to Mayor Johnson’s reputation.
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correction: the detroit arbitration materials are at https://www.lib.msu.edu/branches/bus/act312/
If you are not familiar with it, http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/ has done quite a bit of blogging about public pensions, notably in Detroit. If you like to do historical research, the mandatory labor arbitration awards between Detroit and its unions can be accessed at http://affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/ and virtually every arbitration ended up in some union demand being partially granted — even though the city was repeatedly presenting data predicting the collapse of the pension systems (and the city budget) for at least a decade preceding the bankruptcy filing. The collapse was foreseen by labor and management alike but nobody had the political will… Read more »
Oops, NOT everything reported here. Meant everything reported in traditional media.
Readers of your web site want facts. Readers of traditional news sources like the Sun Times want everything distilled to no more than a paragraph, and not too many numbers please. Most everything reported here is tainted by the reporters own opinions. Look at the story by RebelPundit on the failure to report on the Socialists and Communists at the CTU strike. Had a good conversation last week with an out of towner waiting for the El. He was an older gentleman who was somewhat familiar with the city’s problems. It was an eye opener though when I laid facts… Read more »