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.
Looks like Ill-Annoy will soon be called the state of Pottersville. Remember when Harry Bailey could not believe what he was seeing after he got his wish. Starting to look very similar. All that needed now is legalizing prostitution and we’re there. Casinos/gambling/cannabis/political corruption everywhere/abortion to the day of birth/etc. Maybe we are all in someone’s nightmare waiting to wake up. Oh Wait!! We ARE in Ill-Annoy. No nightmare just reality!
Pottersville, a perfect dystopia.
Rampant public corruption. Vices catered to. Despair everywhere. When will that scene from It’s a Wonderful Life show up in promo commercials from the Illinois visitors bureau?
The state used to discourage vices (self-harming actions undertaken with the expectation of pleasure/reward.) Now, the state plays casino and runs its own Numbers Racket and lets you play from your phone, 24/7. The state used to discourage alcohol consumption in recognition of the vice it is for many people. Now the state expands recreational intoxicant use to pot, as though somehow enabling people to indulge their vice is harmless, and will result in nifty tax revenue. Morality wasn’t some kind of outside burden dumped on people by busybodies. It is a template for understanding how the choices we make… Read more »