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.
It would have been a bit more palatable if the gas tax were raised about a nickel/license fees $5 or $10 instead of hitting us over the heads with massive increases most of which will somehow -someway be funneled into pensions and or huge salary spikes to public workers even though those funds are suppose to be in a lock box. Remember! Who has the key?? Progressive rates would have had a better chance of passing if voted for first with reforms as an incentive but will probably be voted down. Then the democrats Plan B will take effect whatever… Read more »
Would’ve been nice if the doubling of the motor fuel tax coincided with abolishing the state sales tax on gas. The state still would’ve come out ahead.
Nixit–Good idea!! You know the Dems will dangle a very very small reduction for property tax’s in exchange for votes for the progressive tax. Unfortunately some voters may fall for that but hopefully the extent of these tax increases and more to come will be felt in our wallets and votes.
Wasn’t this the same editorial board that recently argued in favor of Jabba’s progressive tax? If so, which is it, CST?