Posted on 04/03/2018 7:40:08 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The only way you would get them passed is to line up the Illinois legislature and governor in front of a machine gun and then hold a vote.
The only solution is to break off Chicago/Crook County into it’s own state.
“From what I understand Mike Madigan controls everything.”
And his lovely and charming daughter Lisa has been the Attorney General for years. Not one political corruption case that I know of.
Having been born and had a wonderful childhood in IL, I saw the problems gaining steam in the late 70s and left for good. I can’t think of anything that would pull me back other than to continue the short visits with family and old friends.
So where did you move to, and is it any better there?
Just search for Illinois public sector pension scandals and you’ll find lots of stories. Some worse than the one I told.
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