A day after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker visited Rockford to discuss tax relief measures in his $45.4 billion proposed 2023 budget, Mayor Tom McNamara urged passage of legislation that would restore a portion of the Local Government Distributive Fund. McNamara during his regular media briefing said approval of the legislation would mean an additional $5 million annually for the city, and about $500 million for municipalities across the state.
How about instead of the old phrase “revenue sharing” the taxpaying consumer retain the funds for them to spend based upon their decisions instead of some local politician using the money for patronage hiring and other vote buying programs that are not needed? Another thing is It seems like every time I turn around the city where I live has another new vehicle for the assorted local bureaucrats to ride around in while my neighbors and I drive our 8 to 10 year old clunkers. These so called “we got a grant” amounts to more wasted money as they, the… Read more »
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
How about instead of the old phrase “revenue sharing” the taxpaying consumer retain the funds for them to spend based upon their decisions instead of some local politician using the money for patronage hiring and other vote buying programs that are not needed? Another thing is It seems like every time I turn around the city where I live has another new vehicle for the assorted local bureaucrats to ride around in while my neighbors and I drive our 8 to 10 year old clunkers. These so called “we got a grant” amounts to more wasted money as they, the… Read more »