Bryce Hill, senior research analyst for Illinois Policy, said he is encouraged by the bipartisan measure. “Everyday Illinoisans understand they cannot spend more than they take in, and it is time state government plays by the same rules."
A silly suggestion meant to appear that they are doing something to rein in spending. There is no logical reason to use growth in median personal income as a measure to cap government spending. It sounds like they are just trying to evade the obvious cap on spending, which is the amount of revenue taken in.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
A silly suggestion meant to appear that they are doing something to rein in spending. There is no logical reason to use growth in median personal income as a measure to cap government spending. It sounds like they are just trying to evade the obvious cap on spending, which is the amount of revenue taken in.