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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The $25 million will go toward emergency financial assistance, legal services, housing, services for young people who experience or witness violence at home and prevention education efforts, according to the mayor’s office. A new position of director of gender-based violence strategy and policy will also be created in the mayor’s office in addition to hiring of more staff.
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The Chicago Teachers Union Plays Hooky – Wirepoints in the Wall Street Journal*
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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.
Let’s tackle this human trafficking problem and then we’ll see how long it takes until they legalize prostitution.
Here’s an analogy, open window, throw out $25 mil. Success!
Open borders result in more human trafficking followed by a City of Chicago strategic plan to reduce human trafficking.
Idiots.
Open borders only bring refugees and asylum seekers? Are you suggesting there are human trafffickers in there too? You mean Mexico isn’t sending their best?
She comes up with so much gibberish I don’t have a clue what she’s talking about! Gender based violence? Is she talking about wife beaters or ham fisted dykes pounding on cross dressers?