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Ted joined Jeff Daly to talk about the cottage industry of school officials, unions, lawyers, construction firms and more that work together to pass multi-million tax and bond school district referendums, why the spending on unreliable, expensive EV buses might be headed to your school district, why the EV push is an example of why governments are terrible at picking winners and losers, and more.
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
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.
Audio and summary linked here.
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.
And where does the money come from for trying to pass a referendum? Think about that. Now where does the money come from to oppose a referendum? From the same source of course!