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Come join Wirepoints on June 26th at Belvidere’s Progressive Tax Town Hall Event
Wirepoints will be in Belvidere on June 26th to tell the truth about how the progressive income tax will hit middle class Illinoisans. Come hear Wirepoints' Mark Glennon debate Ralph Martire of the union-backed CTBA.
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Leaving Illinois: One woman’s search for better opportunities in Atlanta
Taxes get a lot of the blame for the exodus of Illinoisans, but for many, it’s just the sheer lack of opportunity that drives them away. That was the case for Tanya Wellmaker, a beautician who left Collinsville, Illinois for Sandy Springs, Georgia.
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Pritzker repeats Illinois politicians’ favorite lie – Our monthly Crain’s article
"Fully funded pensions" and "balanced budget." They're probably the most perniciously deceitful phrases used by Illinois politicians. If they were true, we'd have no fiscal crisis. The false narrative those phrases perpetuate is central to how Illinoisans allowed the state to snore into deep insolvency. Leave a Reply
“Illinois did not end up with the nation’s worst pension debt by being honest about its budgets” – Ted on WTAD
Ted explained to Quaid of WTAD why Gov. Pritzker's claim of a "balanced" 2020 budget is bunk. Lawmakers are only contributing what they want, not what the state's actuaries say is the responsible amount.
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Another budget surprise: Pritzker hits up middle-class Illinoisans for more AFSCME raises, stipends and bennies
Pritzker's new contract with AFSCME made it into the budget, and now Illinoisans are learning more about where their new tax dollars are going – to multi-year, guaranteed raises and potentially pensionable stipends for state workers who are already some of the highest paid government workers in the nation.
