National Public Radio’s Debacle and the ‘Vibe Shift’ – Wirepoints
April 18, 2024
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Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
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Growing property tax burdens make this state unlivable for too many Illinoisans – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
April 18, 2024
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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.
Illinois education officials keep trying to hide their failures behind excuse of “higher test standards” – Wirepoints
April 17, 2024
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Illinois’ dismal education numbers – especially for minority students – are embarrassing to politicians and officials. But rather than admit there’s a problem with Illinois’ education system, they attack the state’s own standards for being “too high,” instead.
Wilmette protects government speech…but not free speech. – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer
April 17, 2024
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Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about the free speech controversy brewing in Wilmette due to the city’s refusal to fly a religious freedom flag, the city’s left-wing excesses and the growing culture war, the latest money spent on the illegal immigrant crisis, and more.
Chicago Weekly Crime Tracker – Wirepoints
April 17, 2024
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Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/14/2024.
Mark, I think Tyler here has the nunbers right. Actually if the true numbers are released we are probably at the point of pension collapse now. That’s probably why there is no clamoring by the retirees to have a forensic investigation / audit of the pension funds. Keep’em thinking that their money is safe and everything’s gonna be fine. Wow and to think folks don’t think this type of behavior is criminal. Say MLM (multi-level marketing)got nothin’ on these guys and gals. What does a pension fund collapse look like. And yes we need to go there.
Yup. Keep in mind that there’s no big event the moment the fund runs dry. Instead, it’s a matter of gradually becoming a pay-as-you-go fund, the consequences of which are no less severe. A pay-as-you-go fund is vastly more expensive than a funded fund. The courts have made clear that Chicago is directly responsible for paying its pensioners when the funds run dry.