“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.

“Illinois did not end up with the nation’s worst pension debt by being honest about its budgets. It did not end up with the nation’s worst credit rating by being honest about its debts” said Ted.

Interview starts at 8:20.

 

 

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A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign

“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”

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