[MinuteGal]

Thanks for the ping, Kehoe. I sold my place in Illinois a couple years ago when I saw the handwriting on the wall after the state income tax was stealthily raised 83% overnight by the corrupt legislature.

And never even any relief in sight as the City of Chicago is the tail that wags the dog in Illinois with its huge gimmedat population and obliging politicians.

No state income tax in Florida, a decent state legislature, good prices on everything workmen-wise (no unions!), no sleet storms...etc. etc....and we have 3 FR chapters in the Sunshine State!

A relative of mine is moving from Illinois to Florida in 3 weeks...and 3 more Illinois-born kinfolk are planning to move within this year.

Y'all come down here, folks, we need more conservative infiltration in our state, LOL.

Leni

[Bob Ireland]

Illinois is emblematic of the US in general: People demanding more and more from their govt AND carpetbagger politicos who will keep sticking it to the productive segment of their society in order to win votes from the taker segment of society.

The New Whigs the do-nothing Repubbies cannot undertake to restore healthcare-freedom... undertake to write an annual budget, forcing them at the last minute to accede to a continuing resolution i.e.: raising the deficit every year. That results in raising the debt ceiling - the biggest public scam since the ponzi scheme. Why a scam? Because servicing the debt is the #1 obligation of the USGvt - SO - IF they don't raise the debt ceiling then some USGvt giveaway will have to be cut. TRAGIC, eh?

As the Trade Federation rep said to the Viceroy in Star Wars - Phantom Menace: We will not survive this.