Ted joined the Ray Stevens show to talk about Illinois lawmakers giving themselves a 33% raise over the last few years. They’re paying themselves well for constant failure. Illinois is the 4th-worst in the country for economic growth and 6th-worst in unemployment…among other dismal economic metrics.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Illinois lawmakers pay themselves nearly $100K for a bottom-of-the-barrel performance
- Sun-Times ‘fact check’ on Mayor Johnson blaming Nixon for violence is wrong
- New reports show Illinois is a drag on America’s economy and continues to be a ‘net taker’ from the federal government
- The great exodus continues: Fresh IRS data shows Illinois loses residents to 40 other states
A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Some animals are more equal than others……
Been saying…. dems and rino’s don’t care about the people…..just themselves………we need a lot of MAGA in this state!!
“ Thanks, suckers! Keep voting for us as we line our pockets under the guise of serving you!”.
Even by Illinois standards, these numbers are quite amazing. And don’t forget the pension implications of this escalation. And of course, not a peep from the press, any fiscal watch dogs or civic associations. If Wirepoints didn’t print this, no one would ever hear about it.
Every time there is a election for Governor there should be a referendum on the ballot to allow the hardworking taxpayers of Illinois to decide whether the Springfield crooks deserve a pay raise.
Must be a politician that didn’t like my idea, who are you
It would be interesting to find out the Demtard that never speaks up to defend his demented, progressive idols, but throws a thumbs down and then scurries back to his hole.