It shouldn’t have taken a PhD in economics to notice this – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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Authors of the proposal, which also includes a tax on vacant high-end rental apartments, say they’re not fronting for Johnson and suggest they rather are trying to hold his feet to the fire and push him to stand by his campaign promises in a way they believe former Mayor Lori Lightfoot did not. SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
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Twelve Illinois Congressmen vote against bill to give federal custody to non-citizen defendants charged or convicted with assaulting cops – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky – Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal*
May 17, 2024
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The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Gov. Pritzker is using the threat of budget cuts to get more tax hikes passed – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
May 17, 2024
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Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
Public education staffing has ballooned over the years…yet kids still can’t read – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
May 17, 2024
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Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss how politicians can never spend enough on education despite there being no accountability for that spending, the growth of education staffing across Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1 billion demand for Chicago schools, why Gov. Pritzker is providing $830 million in taxpayer subsidies to struggling EV carmaker Rivian, and more.
Obviously Ken Griffin was a visionary
First actions of new Mayor reveal his governance style:
1) Create three new “deputy mayor” executive staff divisions, creating dozens more payroll jobs for minions;
2) Attend virtue-signaling photo ops, smile big for the cameras, and wave!
Mayor Johnson will be figure-head mayor, polite way of saying Brandon is puppet of Preckwinkle, and governance will emanate from Cook County side of building.
Illinois taxpayers, bend over and grab your ankles!!
New taxes soon to be inserted by Mayor BJ and his masters the Illinois public sector unions!!
I like the idea of the city tax. Corporations will flee Chicago as soon as they can. This is the best thing to happen to the floundering Chicago office tower market. Imagine out of state remote workers finding out that they have to pay a 3.5% tax simply because their employer leases office space in Chicago. LOL
The suburban office market will love that.
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Come big economic depression for Chicago. Time for 50% unemployment, mass homelessness, long lines to community food banks and misery that matches the 1930s
Well, when all the big companies move out, I could probably be able to buy a skyscraper building on my social security check It’s either that or they will turn into piles of abandoned rubble.
Hmm, what’s a wealth tax? Has the USSA has arrived?
Isn’t this the same tax package he denied backing during the runoff?
So, where was Crain’s when the Marxists were making their power grab?
Crain’s might have been helping them plan the takeover
I respectfully disagree. Crain’s is much improved lately.
The great Communist Kleptocracy Commences