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.
There is no doubt that Fatboy will be a disaster for Illinois (not that Rauner is any better) and we will be taxed out of our homes. Went by a Fatboy office and in front of the door were stacks and stacks of expensive bottled water. He will have to raise taxes immediately to keep buying his staff expensive water and chocolates.
I’ve always said Rauner should write JB’s tax story for him: “If you’re middle class, can you afford an extra $500/$2,000/$5,000 in taxes on top of what you already spend today? Are you willing to sacrifice your retirement savings to support JB’s notions of grandeur? Are you wiling to be a mouse in a billionaire’s lab experiment?”
I think this is the correct strategy. If Pritz won’t (and he won’t) put forth details of the tax plan, then we should make assumptions about what that would have to be, and put it out there. If we’re wrong, then leave it to Pritz to correct the record.
I’m worse than just a plain old American liar. I am a Rooskie Bot liar. Jumbo Boy’s plan to tax Illinois into prosperity is the best thing that can happen — to IN, WI, MO, MI, FL, AZ, CO and of course Mother Russia.
He’s still going to be elected, and he’s still going to be a disastrous governor. If you aren’t trying to get out now (or at least move to Kenosha or NW Indiana), you should be.
Well, I -am- a liar, but it’s generally about how fat/old my friends look.
Also, I don’t live in Illinois. And certainly wouldn’t move there, given this info. It’s bad enough in NY and CT.
also, i -love- the Spanky gifs 🙂
Spanky? Come on. It’s JB. Gotta be. Spitting image.