If you’re frustrated with Illinois’ educational results, you may want to follow the money from teachers unions. In the last four years alone, Illinois lawmakers and political candidates have taken nearly $30 million in contributions from teachers unions and their national affiliates.
Lawmakers conveniently ignore the full impact of inflation when it comes to ordinary Illinoisans. Take the personal exemption on the state income tax. For tax year 2023, the exemption will not rise with inflation as it should under current law. And that means a higher tax bill for everyone.
Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski testified on April 10, 2024 to members of the House Revenue and Finance Committee at the invitation of Rep. Joe Sosnowski. Ted told lawmakers that the state’s property tax burden has become dire for countless Illinoisans.
Ted joined WLS 890’s PM Chicago Show to discuss Chicago’s worsening pension crisis, why the city’s crisis makes it such an outlier nationally, its negative impact on residents, government workers and retirees alike, and what Mayor Brandon Johnson should do about it.
When has any company persisted with a project in the face of stronger local, statewide and national opposition? When have taxpayers subsidized a more harebrained project?
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Both Illinois and Louisiana are leaders in political corruption.
If McQueary had written the answer to the current fiscal mess in Illinois is tax hikes the same critics would have applauded her.
Promise now, pay later…unfunded pension and retiree healthcare liabilities.
Money now, pay later…bond debt.
Kick the can, hide and seek, do not tell the taxpayer the whole story thereby deceiving the taxpayers.
Rahm, Lang and others are doing what they do best – attacking the messenger.
The realities are undeniably and stunningly horrific but they are desperate for the citizenry to believe that it’s not all that unusual a situation and is manageable with minimal pain.
It’s not.
The Tribune was late to the party, but at least they came.
Pittrader, you’re exactly right. Up until a couple years ago they were confused and inconsistent about pensions and other things. Their reporters still make regular errors, but they are better than most and not partisan. But the editorial writers are dead on now.
“Since then, McQueary and the Tribune’s editorial pages have been the only regular media in Illinois saying how bad things truly are.” // You haven’t read any other Illinois media then.
Who? Name them.