Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes, why lawmakers don’t want to touch the tax’s cost drivers, just how much Illinoisans’ tax burden has grown over the decades, why Gov. Pritzker failed to meet his promise to reform property taxes, and more.
I remember how bummed I was after she lost to Blago in 2006. She lost by 11 points too, 50% to 39%. I remember after she lost the election (but not in her concession speech) she made some off-hand comment along the lines that the state deserves the politicians they vote for. And She was absolutely right, as Blago was actively doing all that corrupt stuff and in short time was about to appoint himself as Senator from Illinois. I know this sounds partisan, but Illinois Democrats really, truly, absolutely are, as a group, the dumbest, most low information group… Read more »