Tag: IllinoisExodus
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Pritzker expands Chicago Teachers Union power
Good old JB is batting a thousand these days. As if the Chicago Teachers Union doesn’t already have enough power in the city the wise sage that is JB Pritzker decides to up the ante. The Chicago Teachers Union is lauding Gov. J.B. Pritzker for restoring its ability to bargain with the city over issues…
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker increases pension obligations
How do you take a pension system that is only 18.4% funded and make it solvent? Well, you make the pensions more generous of course. Previously, a Chicago firefighter born on or after Jan. 1, 1966, would receive a non-compounding annual 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment to his or her pension, with a lifetime limit of 30%.…
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Georgia to join other free and open states on Thursday
Hopefully this isn’t April Fool fake news. The governor said Friday that his administration will outline plans to roll back the remaining coronavirus restrictions, which include capacity limits, restrictions on large-scale gatherings and dozens of safety guidelines for restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and other venues. “Georgians know the right thing to do,” Kemp said. “They…
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Illinois’ economy and its illustrious governor in one cartoon
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Chicago is so flush with cash it can provide Guaranteed Basic Income to residents
Some genius Chicago aldermen have the brilliant idea to provide a “Guaranteed Basic Income” to city residents. Alderman Gilbert Villegas, Alderwoman Maria Hadden and Alderwoman Sophia King introduced the resolution to the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development of the Chicago City Council. “Distributing cash directly to Chicago families would transform life for millions…
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Why Georgia needs to remain red
I come from Illinois where the government never met a tax or fee it didn’t like. Living in Illinois for 53 years, never has a proposal been pushed to reduce taxes of any kind. We had one case where the state raised the income tax rate from 3% to 5% then rolled it back to…