Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon guest on AM560 with Chris Krok discussing CTU lawsuit agains Illinois Policy and more
August 19, 2026
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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.
Illinois paid the price for embracing Fauci’s “science.” Here’s the retrospective.
How did I miss this latest missive from Ralphie ‘You aren’t taxed nearly enough” Martire? Amid actual budget shortfalls engineered by his pals around Illinois, Ralphie plays the only note on the piano he can see: the key that suggests that Illinois political animals tax the Chumbolones even more.
As usual, Ralphie ignores the other 87 keys, nearly all of which sound the need to cut spending across the board.
A pro tax union shill’s take on a problem fueled largely by public pension debt he has worked hard to expand and single party rule. Johnson could cut the budget, except for fire and police, by, say, 20% (whatever % needed) which would balance the budget and few would notice the cutbacks and the sky wouldn’t fall. Continue cutting back on the police and the sky will fall.
A $300M PT hike won’t fix the city’s financial woes, because in the world of mismanagement, enough is never enough.
Martire never once mentions the fact that every city office is staffed by 90% more people than are necessary. And before you say, 90% is ridiculous, I will say that it may be more than that. On any given day, go to city hall. What you will find is that about 1/3 of the people there are doing absolutely nothing. They are on their phones, reading the newspaper or in some cases, actually sleeping. I am sure some are actually filling out ballots, by the thousands, for the Tuesday election. Now couple that with the fact that each step in… Read more »
Easy solution. Raise property taxes by a Billion. Rinse and repeat next year.