Why Illinois’ Government Has Become Predatory and Unjust – RealClear

This is Illinois today: a place where government causes everyone to lose -- and that’s perverse. The state has entered a self-reinforcing spiral of failure, with shrinking wealth, a shrinking population and shrinking pension funds too, despite the ever higher taxes to save them.
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Rick
4 years ago

The bond markets and bond raters like to shake us down too. By rewarding government with ratings based on how well they can screw over taxpayers. Raters even encourage higher taxes over lunch with the governor.

Governor of Alderaan
4 years ago
Reply to  Rick

Looking out for taxpayers isn’t the job of the rating agencies. Their job is to tell lenders the likelihood of getting the money they’ve been promised

riverbender
4 years ago

The Illinois Government has always rolled out the red carpet to encourage members of the “Free State Army” to move here. Then, by throwing them taxpayer paid handouts, they insure themselves of getting their votes come election day. Nothing new here…move along.

joe blow
4 years ago

they shake down the middle class like they are an unlimited ATM and then wonder why people are leaving this crap state with its crap weather, crap politicians, crap schools, crap crime rate crap crap crap crap crap!

mqyl
4 years ago
Reply to  joe blow

Yep, relocating out of state is the only solution. If you’re goofy enough to stay, you’ll be complaining three years from now when things are worse, or worse yet, you won’t be complaining because you’re ignorant or “comfortably numb.”

Governor of Alderaan
4 years ago

“Predatory” is the perfect description of Illinois government and the public sector unions

debtsor
4 years ago

High taxes are a necessary component of a progressive utopia. Because Orange Man Bad!

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