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.
How many union slugs does it take in IL to patch a pothole!?
Illinois leads nation in using tax laws to steal:
Illinois Taxes Gas Multiple Times. It Charges Sales Tax On The Base Cost Of Gas Plus The Federal Tax And Environmental Fees. Then It Adds State And Local Excise Taxes — Meaning It Makes Drivers Pay Tax On The Taxes. Most States Don’t Operate That Way
The roads should be paved in gold with that kind of revenue but probably 50% of that money has ended up in some politician’s pocket or doled out to relatives and friends to do nothing.
Yep, and we’ve got the best roads in the country to show for it.