Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
I’m thinking that “the historical divergence between Illinois and U.S. job growth will widen” is a very safe bet.
The 13 page May 27, 2020 report titled, “Economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic:
State perspectives” from the IGPA Economic and Fiscal Health Impact Group, and a news release about the report, is on the IGPA COVID-19 Pandemic Task Force website.
https://files.elfsight.com/storage/e79b15a2-1214-4a1e-929f-be90aa84b052/81515d8e-1458-4cad-a659-86d170d20404.pdf
https://emails.uofi.uillinois.edu/newsletter/9851249.html
https://igpa.uillinois.edu/page/igpa-covid-19-pandemic-task-force#section-0
But the Illinois General Assembly passed a “balanced” “budget” per the state constitutional requirement.
Which is the financial equivalent of used toilet paper in a disconnected toilet.
It’s filled with crap and you can’t flush it down the toilet, which is where it should go.
Unless YOU had your toilets disconnected and don’t know how to reconnect them. HaHa. The irony!