Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about the two classes of workers that exist in Illinois: public workers and the private workers who pay for them, how Illinois became a net taker from the federal government, why Chicago pension funds are nearly broke, why gerrymandering has led to downstaters having no representation, and much more.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- More than $1 billion in market losses is a reminder of how close Chicago pensions are to the brink
- Pritzker and Johnson’s obsession with a racialized, sexualized, politicized school curriculum
- If they’re on a fiscal cliff, why are CTA and Metra operating like it’s 2019?
- Illinois shouldn’t dismiss Indiana’s overture to snap up “separatist” downstate counties
Audio and summary 
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Florida is rolling in money, the streets are paved with gold because of the massive growth that the high tax democratic northern states. Florida grows at 500,000 people plus every year. It is one of the nicest places to live. Much better than the high tax low service state of Illinois. PPF and James and the likes of them have eaten Illinois prosperity for generations to come.
Illinois people that move to Florida just cant escape paying for stuff in Illinois.
That’s an important point. We’ve written before about other ways that IL is a drag on the national economy. It’s part of why all America should be angry about how badly managed we are.
Typical Democrats….always wanting other people’s cash.
But But But. The Democrats and their Pravda media constantly shout that Blue States support the Red States. Surely the mainstream media wouldn’t lie!?!?!
I expect this dichotomy to worsen over time and possibly precipitate a 2nd civil war.
Our most recent piece on Illinois being a “net taker” from the federal government is here: https://wirepoints.org/new-reports-show-illinois-is-a-drag-on-americas-economy-and-continues-to-be-a-net-taker-from-the-federal-government-wirepoints/
I’m glad that the whole “ red states get tax money from blue states “ myth has been brought to light. How perpetually broke IL, CA etc were supporting red states never made any sense.