A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign
“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”
This is shocking!!! Just shocking!!! Who woulda thunk that providing free and unlimited health care – with no moral hazard or even out of pocket cost – to the unhealthiest members of our community would be expensive??? I thought medical care just paid for itself? I thought we just waved the Magical Medicaid Wand and every one got free dialysis, free knee replacements and free everything? What is going on here? But wait, it’s our duty to pay EVEN MORE TAXES to cover the health costs of the diabetic who won’t stop drinking soda, or the morbidly obese person who… Read more »