Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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The state of Illinois will only improve their credit rating by continuing to pay down its debt and by raising more revenue. All the Illinois voters that complain about the rating should start supporting tax increases.
Let’s raise the income tax rate to 6.5%. Take that extra 6 billion per year and pay down the debt faster. If you don’t want to raise taxes then perhaps identify where you can legally cut 6 billion per year of the budget.
If you can’t get on board with one of these then quit your complaining.
The flaw in your argument is, if history is a guideline, raising taxes 6.5% won’t go to the deficit but rather into new vote buying programs for the Chicagoland Democrats.
Not complaining, we got out of IL. Let the whole budget go to pensions, fine with me. Going to happen anyway.
But our media lets the Gov, Comptroller, Lori and Preckwinkle get away with bragging about the “substantial” progress they are making on the state’s finances. Can’t anyone in the Land of Lincoln read what folks outside the State say about conditions here? Maybe not. When you look at the State’s own report on public education, when so many students can’t read at grade level, what is the likelihood that Illinois adults can read a financial analysis like this?