Mark and Ted dive into three of the biggest problems Illinois is facing: a wonky unemployment insurance fund, people leaving the state and the rising cost of energy around the nation and the world.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- New Census release: 81 of Illinois’ 102 counties lost population in 2021, Cook County lost the 3rd-most nationwide
- As the folly of Illinois’ new energy law becomes evident, a ray of hope breaks through
- What Illinois incompetence looks like: the state’s unemployment insurance fiasco
- A stunning miscalculation: CDC cuts nation’s reported child COVID deaths by nearly 25 percent
- 2021 Census numbers are horrible for Illinois: Population decline second worst in country, behind only New York
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Illinois lost another 54,000 tax filers and dependents, net, according to the IRS. Since 2000, fleeing taxpayers have taken $94 billion of annual adjusted gross income with them.
And it’s going to get worse. Much worse.
Let’s get the homeless tents ready for those who choose to remain in Illinois.
You used the proper choice of words they “choose” to stay there
I have to think that unionized public employees who work in the unemployment bureaucracy assisted the fraudsters. These employees knew how the computer systems worked and they had private phone lines or even cell phones where their friends and relatives could call in. Their preoccupation with the aiding and abetting would account for the unanswered phones that bona-fide claimants encountered. Long coffee breaks and other distractions add to the unanswered phone problems. I worked in public employment in the 60’s and even then nobody answered the phone after 4:30. The workers are largely untouchable due to union rules and seniority.… Read more »
does any of the fat sloppy illinois politicians read wirepoints?-if you do,you are all WORTHLESS,we dont like you,we dont want you,you WILL get voted out you weak feckless political scrubs
Illinois is a sanctuary state. That means while employed people are moving out and will no longer be financially contributing to Illinois, Illinois put out the welcome mat for others to move in, and for many of them, to not contribute to Illinois but take advantage of any and all benefits they can get. That’s a guaranteed tax increase for those still working and even more reason for them to move out. Only a Democrat Governor and legislators would think this is a good idea.
Great stuff T&M!! It would be very interesting to know how much of Illinois GDP ($900 Billion?) is now shifted to remote work? Is the remote work for projects in Illinois that’s being performed by workers in Florida still part of Illinois GDP for example? My entire family is now working remote. Our son just landed a $big-bucks$ tech job where he was recruited, trained and now works out of his apartment for one of the big tech COs. He says his friends are doing the same thing. Why we still live here is a question we ask every day.… Read more »
NB, yes, we are looking out for good numbers on the shift to remote working. One thing I can tell you is that in Chicago only about 35% of those who used to come into the office do so now. That is based on the number of swipes for sign-ins reported by security systems. We will have a column up on that soon.
Jabba’s own family went to Palm Beach Florida for the scamdemic. Jabba could care less about IL. And wether the parasites are in state or remote. He’s just grifting the state for his leftist oligarch pals.