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 infuriates me. For all of history, people had to walk to their local source of water, whether that be a local well, the river, creek, lake, or aqueduct. Only in the past 100 or so years has indoor plumbing become available to every one, at least most in America (But stll not everywhere in the world). The price of water coming into your home is $50 a month. That’s it! It’s less than you pay for a cell phone or internet bill. Yet some people in society can’t be burdened with this simple task of paying a $50 water… Read more »