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Naturally the state is not operating well. It has a Republican governor whose goal is to make government not work so he can say, "See, big government doesn't work."
No, I don't think Chicago is the next Detroit, the two cities are completely different. I do think that the people of Chicago and the metro will be faced with tough choices as they are relied upon to cover the costs of their mostly rural state.
Naturally the state is not operating well. It has a Republican governor whose goal is to make government not work so he can say, "See, big government doesn't work."
I always love that about Republicans, they act dysfunctional so that they can claim that big government doesn't work, then go and butcher their own government until it really doesn't work, and then doubles down that big government doesn't work and they need to butcher some more. Ask Kansas, it is a vicious cycle.
You can't tax the rich for your ever increasing spending.
Billionaire CEO's have 11% effective tax rates, and single Americans making $100,000 a year have 21% effective tax rates. Taxing the rich is not just about revenues (its about fairness.)
Naturally the state is not operating well. It has a Republican governor whose goal is to make government not work so he can say, "See, big government doesn't work."
Gov. Rauner even gave himself a personal $750,000 yearly tax cut, and at the same time he cut government services to the poor and middle class (he gave himself a $750,000 tax cut and then cut government services to the poor and middle class.)
Both the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois have a date with disaster due to irresponsibly giving out benefits that are not sustainable. This could snowball if people and businesses accelerate their departure of the sinking ship which is likely.
There are plenty of other states and cities that are on the same path, just not quite as far along.
I always love that about Republicans, they act dysfunctional so that they can claim that big government doesn't work, then go and butcher their own government until it really doesn't work, and then doubles down that big government doesn't work and they need to butcher some more. Ask Kansas, it is a vicious cycle.
I'm amused at the Liberals turning Illinois into this super red state....more red than Texas I tell ya. Okay, so it's the Governor of a nearby much smaller state's fault....okay. I'm disappointed ya'll haven't pulled out the 'it's Bush's fault' card yet. Add that to your argument.
So after decades of Republican rule, Chicago and the state of Illinois are going bankrupt due to the policies of Bush and Brownback...sound good?
No, I don't think Chicago is the next Detroit, the two cities are completely different. I do think that the people of Chicago and the metro will be faced with tough choices as they are relied upon to cover the costs of their mostly rural state.
Ask someone from Illinois why we call it "the state of Chicago" instead of "the state of Illinois".
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