It shouldn’t have taken a PhD in economics to notice this – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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Twelve Illinois Congressmen vote against bill to give federal custody to non-citizen defendants charged or convicted with assaulting cops – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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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 Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky – Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal*
May 17, 2024
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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.
Gov. Pritzker is using the threat of budget cuts to get more tax hikes passed – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller of WJPF Carbondale
May 17, 2024
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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.
Public education staffing has ballooned over the years…yet kids still can’t read – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
May 17, 2024
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Ted joined Jeff Daly to discuss how politicians can never spend enough on education despite there being no accountability for that spending, the growth of education staffing across Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1 billion demand for Chicago schools, why Gov. Pritzker is providing $830 million in taxpayer subsidies to struggling EV carmaker Rivian, and more.
Shut up Duckie.
Pay your property tax Duckie.
I know you are military exempt but you earn $174 a year FFS. We must start means testing exemptions.
I subsidize you!
PIGS in trough. All of you.
“Shall Not Be Infringed”, Ms. Duckworth. End of Discussion. Do Not Comply.
As per usual, the left is asking the wrong question, as in „Why do you need these types of guns?” The correct question is „What have we done to a generation of young men that makes them believe shooting up a school/parade/mall is the way to go?” Americans have owned all sorts of guns, including „weapons of war”, for generations. In certain parts of the country, teenagers kept their rifles in their trucks during school so they could go hunting after. It’s only in the last 30 years-ish, that this phenomenon has manifested itself. Let’s analyze: rise of single motherhood… Read more »
Duckworth is dumber than a box of doorknobs, my apologies to doorknobs everywhere. Rifles, all rifles, big ones, scary ones, small ones, old and new were involved in less than 600 homicides nationwide in 2021, FBI statistics can confirm that if you care to look. Knives killed over 1200 people, twice as many. Almost 1500 people were kicked, punched, stomped to death again over twice as many. Solutions Tammy? Close shoe stores, ban knives. Ban forks since they make people fat. What an idiot.
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story Tammy.
High functioning retard Duckworth needs to read the DOJ study — that showed how the last federal assault weapons ban had ZERO effect on mass shootings.