Your property taxes pay for government workers’ guaranteed salaries, benefits and pensions while you get no such guarantees – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss why Illinois’ property taxes are such a national outlier, why Illinoisans are forced to pay the high, guaranteed salaries, benefits and pensions of the government class, why Illinoisans aren’t getting their money’s worth for what they pay, the teachers unions’ influence over elections, and more.
It is of note that Brookings published this work. Detractors cannot plausibly cast Brookings as a conservative institution – it reliably leans left of center in most cases. Notwithstanding, those in the political status quo will likely find a way to dismiss or marginalize this work.
Yes, indeed. There’s much that’s notable about piece. Spiotto is very close to the Civic Federation which, while they do great research, has been very timid and weak on solutions. Note in the piece how Spiotto emphasizes the impossibility of the math we face. That’s what Civ Fed and so many others have not been candid about. It’s also core to his legal theories that run through the piece. Impossible math dooms core government services, so Congress and Federal courts will be receptive, he thinks. I agree.