Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
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.
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.
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Have to agree with James, a majority of the betting clientele can’t afford it. A lawsuit in the mid 80’s forced the State of Illinois to release records regarding the locations of their lottery machines. 80%+ of them were located within 1 mile of public housing. The poor claim the rich aren’t paying their “fair share” without ever defining the term or examining the behavior that keeps many of them on the dole.
I too agree with James – it would be telling to see a map showing lottery sales by neighborhood.
I know quite a few sports fans, some of whom even gamble, but not a single one of them has brought up IL’s gambling, not even once. I’m not sure who is doing the gambling. Obviously it’s very popular, but popular with whom, I don’t know, it’s not in my crowd, or anyone I know, I’d just like to know more.
I’d have to think its primarily among people people who can’t clearly afford to do so but choose it as an aversion to a dim daily life reality. The rest of us know long-term odds are against you. Still, I do remember a farmer who died at 101 who was a poker player extraordinaire and had something like eight siblings, so he had essentially no inheritances to account for that. Yet, at his death some five years ago his estate was given to various charities and stated in the newspaper as worth five million dollars. Occasionally, there is someone who… Read more »