Beware the political carnival barkers of November – Wirepoints on The Chicago Way with John Kass

Ted joined John Kass on The Chicago Way to discuss Pritzker’s lackluster record of the last four years, new data on how the pandemic impacted student achievement, the misconceptions about the ‘SAFE-T’ Act and why Amendment 1 on the ballot in Illinois is bad for the state.

“Illinois is ranked last place in so many things…and yet Gov. Pritzker consistently refuses to even acknowledge the state’s problems. Its a dishonesty of major proportions that does no favors to the citizens of Illinois looking for solutions.

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1 year ago

IL politicians treat non public union taxpayers with disdain. #1-3 in tax burden. #1-3 in political corruption. #51 in fiscal condition, behind PR. Schools terrible. Massive catch & release crime–which state politicians insist on exporting to the suburbs (ie un SafeT Act). Massive public union control of our politicians, with massive unfunded public union retirement benefits (secured by our homes via property taxes). Massive political mismanagement (i.e. IDES). State continues to spiral out of control. But our politicians continue not to talk about most of it, or of course do anything about it. Disgusting. (Thank you WirePoints for having the… Read more »

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