Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer: Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
June 12, 2026
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Audio and summary linked here.
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Oh, to be a career AFSCME employee!
I was once a union employee and had I missed three days without a letter from my doctor, I would have been out on my ear. But, then again, it was a private company and our jobs were essential to production. That doesn’t apply to government work, now, does it?
I work in business end of an industry with unionize workforce ( im not in union). They are hiring and firing workers all day long. Days off without discipline?? But mostly its cutthroats competive business—if there’s no jobs there’s no work, if you suck at your job your gone in 2 seconds….NO PROMISES, NO GUARANTEES
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It’s another world for union government employees. Another world altogether.
Sickening. I also assume afscme employees can miss 10 days without discipline and still get paid?