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Illinois Unconcerned As Communication and ‘Science’ Behind COVID Policy Slip Toward Chaos – Wirepoints

The Illinois Department of Public health took no time at all deciding last week to say it “fully aligns” with new masking guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control, including universal masking in schools, regardless of vaccination status. If you think that means the “science” behind the changes must be settled or clear, you haven’t been paying attention. Contradictions, confusion and unanswered questions from national health experts

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Turning Point: Is Illinois’ Broken Pension System Now Discouraging Public Service? – WP Original

  “Ask not about your retirement security.”   By: Mark Glennon*   A major turning point is coming soon that will change the pension debate, and it may be here already — a hopelessly broken retirement system driving people away from government service.   The primary argument for our public defined benefit pension system is usually this: The security it offers is needed to attract good employees, and public workers accept lower pay (arguably) than private workers in exchange for more generous retirement benefits.   Is that still true? Hasn’t it reversed and become a deterrent? Don’t public employees and

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Illinois hiding from data essential to considering Madigan’s surcharge on the rich – WP Original

  March 21, 2014 By: Mark Glennon How much of the new revenue that would come from higher taxes on Illinois’ rich would be cancelled out because they leave or change their residence? While anecdotal evidence is overwhelming, don’t expect your lawmakers to have the most obvious empirical data they should have to answer. House Speaker Michael Madigan yesterday proposed a referendum to authorize a 3% surcharge on incomes over $1 million, which he claims will raise $1 billion per year. More generally, progressives in Illinois want a graduated income tax placing a higher burden on the rich. Astonishingly, nobody

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More evidence big taxpayers are fleeing Illinois – WP Original

November 7, 2013 By: Mark Glennon Spend some time collecting signatures on petitions in high income areas like Kenilworth, Lake Forest or Winnetka to put candidates on the ballot for Illinois elections and you’ll too often hear something like this: “Sorry, I’ve changed my residence out of state,” or “I vote in Florida now.” Still more people joke about it, saying they intend to change their legal residence soon. I’ve heard it myself collecting signatures in those places and repeatedly from volunteers working with me on a petition drive. For the very wealthy — folks with second or third homes

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WirePoints Original: Why Illinois lawmakers can’t possibly set taxes rationally

  Does the additional revenue that comes from a tax increase get cancelled out, in whole or in part, because taxpayers — especially high earners — leave or change their residence?   Astonishingly, nobody in Illinois government has attempted to answer these questions and the state has no data, no study, no clue.   I’ve asked several legislators from both parties and searched myself, but nothing is there.   The anecdotal evidence says the problem is severe.  Examples are reported publicly fairly often.  Tax planners say changes of claimed residency are now shooting up.  A partner at a major Chicago law

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