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Ted joined Scott Slocum to talk about the details of the state’s newly-passed $55.2 billion 2026 budget, why the good intentions of state lawmakers never pan out for Illinois residents and that, in fact, politicians’ policies make Illinois an extreme national outlier across almost all the metrics that matter.
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
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I think it would be a nice touch for the State to disclose just how much is being spent on Illinois residents vs immigrants to Illinois. Some very interesting numbers might be disclosed
Politicians don’t have good intentions, they have greedy aspirations. Right Putzger
Yep, and “revenue enhancements” never seem to raise what was projected either.
I noticed the lawmakers enhanced their own revenue by voting themselves a raise.
The raise was automatic from prior legislation so they technically didn’t vote themselves a raise. Although, nothing was stopping them from halting the raise with a vote.
There is an old saying “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions”.