Your property taxes pay for government workers’ guaranteed salaries, benefits and pensions while you get no such guarantees – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
April 18, 2024
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Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss why Illinois’ property taxes are such a national outlier, why Illinoisans are forced to pay the high, guaranteed salaries, benefits and pensions of the government class, why Illinoisans aren’t getting their money’s worth for what they pay, the teachers unions’ influence over elections, and more.
A set of state lawmakers want to extend CPS’ current school closing moratorium to February 1, 2027 – the same year CPS is set to transition to a fully-elected school board. That means schools like Manley High School, with capacity for more than 1,000 students but enrollment of just 78, can’t be closed for anther three years. The school spends $45,000 per student, but just 2.4% of students read at grade level.
Hopefully, all media will get the message, in Illinois, too.
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.
It looks like her choice was between two different kinds of “can kicks” go to the bond market year to year, or just kick Chicagos garbage onto the state. I guess it isn’t good enough for people to just leave Chicago to escape their problems.
people who step in s**t are advised to stay in one place & not spread it around
this is a bombshell!! wow Lightfoot admitting city pensions ( and hence city fiances) are hopeless. But she’s still not disclosing what gigantic debt north of $700 mil (started as $500mil) payment for this year rahm was hiding?..whats being hidden? in addition how will city/ state ever combined/consolidate all those thousands of different phone-book thick pension deals–each on with there own different spike deal, sweeteners, etc?? would seem impossible without trampling on some members sacred not to be diminished const grantee? any attempt will be law suite/ grievance filing mess (lawyers will $$love$$.)
And still no city cafr ( no cc or state cafr either)–as a chicago home owner–WHAT ARE THEY HIDING!!!