The Chicago Teachers Union is taking fire after a trip to Venezuela by a four-member delegation made the headlines. The CTU delegation knew exactly what political and economic system it regards as a model. As awful as they are, Chicago’s public schools have not reached the level of desperation the collapsing system in Venezuela has. But if the CTU is allowed to keep putting its socialist ideals into practice, Chicago may get there. 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.
Those who do not learn from the past shall be doomed to repeat it. To which those on the left will always reply, “But Germany, Russia, and the rest of the Warsaw Pact weren’t practicing true socialism!” When your entire geopolitical world view rests upon a logical fallacy, you’re setting yourself up for failure