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
April 18, 2024
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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.
A set of state lawmakers want to extend CPS’ current school closing moratorium to February 1, 2027 – the same year CPS is set to transition to a fully-elected school board. That means schools like Manley High School, with capacity for more than 1,000 students but enrollment of just 78, can’t be closed for anther three years. The school spends $45,000 per student, but just 2.4% of students read at grade level.
Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
Mayor Lightweight has exposed herself as nothing but a namecalling demagogue. There is nothing more to say about her.
Lightfoot just got played, big time. How embarrassing. Obama used to come here with such love for Chicago. But the new president of the United States comes to town and utterly destroys the city. He rightfully calls out the mayor and the police chief for the ridiculous crime levels. The press tries to cover for the city by saying crime is falling and that Chicago is safer than Afghanstan. But the moment the press has to play defense to Trumps accusations, they’re lost. The FOP just turned on Eddie Johnson too. Game over folks, it’s amateur hour at City Hall.… Read more »
With his war chest overflowing, Trump will at be able to fight back against the mainstream media lies. Hopefully that avenue plus Fox will be enough once he knows for sure who his opponent will be.