August Snow Job: That’s what we’re seeing on Illinois finances. – Our monthly Crain’s article

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NB-Chicago
4 years ago

And not a peep from CTAB or GFRC on cafr or $47 billion new opeb debt..ralphie where are you?

NB-Chicago
4 years ago

If you total up, even with phoney cash accounting pension debt, opeb debt, and proposed consolidation/state takeover of 600 muniple cop & fire pensions by state your at what??, $250 +billion?? At which point $3.4 billion from ‘fair tax amendment’ at proposed limits is a complete joke

NB-Chicago
4 years ago
Reply to  Mark Glennon

Mendoza mystery math!! Doesn’t she already have her home in Colorado?

debtsor
4 years ago
Reply to  NB-Chicago

The unfair tax is going to make our progressive utopia even more expensive than it already is for our elite class. Let’s hope our ‘betters’ and social superiors remain on to foot the bill. Because if they don’t – well then, the $250,000 tax bracket will quickly become $50,000. You know , because everyone making a dime more than the poorest in our state are ‘privileged’ and should be taxed as such.

nixit
4 years ago

The politicians we trusted with the CAFR messaging are the same politicians behind the “fair” tax messaging. Seek cover.

debtsor
4 years ago
Reply to  Willowglen

lets just hope they don’t bring their liberal politics with them.

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