Steven Malanga, George M. Yeager Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and City Journal’s senior editor, joins Ted and Mark to discuss how Illinois compares to other states when it comes to issues like crime, outmigration and pension debt.
Read more about Illinois’ outlier status:
- 2021 Census numbers are horrible for Illinois: Population decline second worst in country, behind only New York
- Illinois pension shortfall surpasses $500 billion, average debt burden now $110,000 per household
- Illinois pols might get rid of Madigan, but don’t expect them to get rid of his machine
- WalletHub, Tax Foundation confirm what Illinoisans already know: they’re overtaxed
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.