Column: Taxpayer advocates urge people to vote ‘no’ on constitutional amendment – Daily Southtown*

Anthony Travis, better known as 'The Tax Doctor, and Austin Berg, of the Illinois Policy Institute "said elected and appointed local officials often agree to generous compensation demands from unions representing government workers. Representatives of schools, municipalities and other taxing bodies are like gamblers playing with someone else’s money. No one in the bargaining process advocates for taxpayers."
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state_pension_millionaires
1 year ago

Absolutely! Unfortunately, IL politicians give public unions what they want (especially astronomic and fabulous “pensions”)….and the non-public union taxpayers pick up the tab. The public unions then contribute and campaign for those public officials who give them non-public union taxpayer’s money. A terrific “looting” process.

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