Editorial: Charges against state Sen. Emil Jones III show cheap price of corruption in Illinois – Chicago Sun-Times*

"Five thousand dollars. That may seem like a lot of money — to a junior high school student who baby-sits or mows neighborhood lawns for extra cash. For an Illinois legislator, $5,000 should be no big deal...No wonder most Americans don’t trust politicians. Less than half the adults in the United States — 44% — say they have a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in people who hold or are running for public office, according to a 2021 Gallup poll."
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PlunkYourMagicTwangerFroggy
1 year ago

Illinois politicians, especially democrats, would steal the lint out your pocket if they could.

Freddy
1 year ago

And your belly button.

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