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.
Brandon Johnson is a Cook County Commissioner, for the 1st District, serving Austin, Oak Park, Forest Park, Maywood, Bellwood, etc.?
Doesn’t State Senator Kimberly Lightford have other concerns to tend do, such saying corona is man made, but can’t prove it (Chicago Sun-Times, May 22, 2020), her adult son becoming a daughter (CST January 4, 2020) and her relationships with the Emil Joneses (CST January, 28, 2020). ?
Gee, A billion here…a billion there…soon you’ll be talking about real money. Whatever, Illinois has no money to spend here, the majority of our ridiculous taxes are being paid to high salaries and gold plated pensions for school districts, teachers, university employees/profs, state workers, stupid fire fighters and all of the other taxing districts that drain us here in Illinois. The pols will soon be coming at us with increased taxes at every level again…to pay for these ridiculous “programs”. Never ends.
“The best way you can protect our communities is with what my daddy had: a W-2,” he said. ‘You want to bring security into our families, that black man got up every single day. I don’t think he smiled much but he went to work. We knew because daddy was at work, we were safe.”
Talk about privilege. A paycheck in this economy. That’s only for essential government workers!