Mayor Johnson deepens concerns about what side he will be on if DNC protesters become lawbreakers and challenge police – Wirepoints
May 13, 2024
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It’s no joke.
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Does The Illinois Constitution Matter Anymore? – Assessors Taxing Portable Sheds – Illinois Leaks
Numerous taxation rulings have subjected storage sheds to taxation when they become permanently fixed to a foundation, utilities installed, etc., however now, across the state in numerous counties, portable sheds that are not in any way fixed to a foundation and have no utilities are being subjected to property taxation based on their size even though such a factor creates a whole host of problems as it relates to equal protection.
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Chicago mayor wants $1 billion more for schools even though 43% of CPS teachers are chronically absent – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 11, 2024
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently traveled to Springfield with a big wish list, including $1 billion in extra funding for Chicago Public Schools. Among the reasons his demand should be categorically rejected: the growing rate of CPS teachers simply not showing up to school.
Negligence or something more? Gov. Pritzker’s $827 million in taxpayer subsidies for Rivian. – Wirepoints
May 10, 2024
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently promised electric car maker Rivian $827 million in taxpayer subsidies when he shouldn’t have given the company a penny. The question is, was it negligence or something more?
Chicago Teachers Union contract demands are totally divorced from reality – Wirepoints
May 8, 2024
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Details emerging about Chicago Teachers Union’s upcoming contract show just how divorced its demands, both extreme and expensive, are from the reality at Chicago schools. It’s not just about massive salary increases, but also about money for migrant students, climate initiatives, abortions and gender-affirming care. About blocking parental notification. Count on CTU’s demands to veer further from reality until the public finally says no.
Hmm, perhaps the solution is to tax Portajohns at the migrant centers.
“The Constitution gives you the right to have some place to live and they can’t tax that. … That’s the biggest clue we have here, is the definition of ad valorem. Here you have people every day paying these property taxes, and it says right on the statement that it’s an ad valorem tax. But nobody knows what the word ad valorem means. If they did they wouldn’t be paying it most likely.” – Steve Emerson Illinois State Constitution, Article IX, Section 5(c) – “On or before January 1, 1979, the General Assembly by law shall abolish all ad valorem… Read more »
“The individual, unlike the corporation, cannot be taxed for the mere privilege of existing. The corporation is an artificial entity which owes its existence and charter powers to the state; but the individual’s rights to live and own property are natural rights for the enjoyment of which an excise cannot be imposed.” – Redfield v. Fisher – Oct. 24, 1930
What a concept…….agree with you!