Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
“State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, said people should feel secure.
“The good news is when things like this come to light it shows that the system works,” Syverson said. “If you’re going to break the rules, if you’re going to misuse the public trust, we have ways to find out and there are consequences.”
Really? The feds raiding the Transportation Chair’s home and office, after he alone is responsible for $100,000,000 in new taxes, and he still remains as chair of the committee, this is supposed to show me there are consequences? What is this person talking about?
There goes the alleged savings from the progressive tax if passed. Sooner or later it will be shifted to pensions “somehow” even though it is in a lockbox (Cayman Islands?) Probably under some emergency measure hidden in some obscure law.