The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss how politicians can never spend enough on education despite there being no accountability for that spending, the growth of education staffing across Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1 billion demand for Chicago schools, why Gov. Pritzker is providing $830 million in taxpayer subsidies to struggling EV carmaker Rivian, and more.
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Interesting when driving along near a hugh parking lot my eyes focus on thousands of trucks, some with 4 way flashing lights just sitting there. These are not sold waiting to ship hell then they would be at a rail siding to be loaded for shipment. They would be at trucking companies waiting to be trucked for delivery. No these are just sitting with light flashing on some of them. Batteries low? Rivian and Pritzker announce millions of Dollars of our money to build some more. Do you think they are lying to us? Would they just steal our money?… Read more »
I put this article on the wrong article about Rivian. Don’t know how to delete my own comment.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/rivian-receives-827-million-incentive-183603526.html
Who did the research to conclude that people can’t wait to run out and buy expensive EVs? Such research turned out to be faulty. I understand there are now some EVs that are affordable but undesirable; sort of like buying a Ford Pinto or Chevy Chevette in the 70s.
Nobody did. The government ruled by fiat.
Open window and throw another $1.5 billion dollars out the window to support a failing company producing an inferior product and the brag about it. Meanwhile state roads look like they have been bombed. Brilliant!
People don’t want these overpriced impractical vehicles. They simply aren’t functional. Luckily for Rivian, they’ve found themselves a pig headed politician that doesn’t know how to admit he was wrong. So JB doubles down with taxpayer money and the executives at Rivian throw themselves a party as the gravy train continues. This company will never be profitable. What a fiasco.
USE YOUR OWN MONEY PRITZER