@ChicagoContrar1 well let’s look at the bright side, maybe students due to the protest will learn where Venezuela is as we know they are not learning that in school.
Gov. Pritzker thinks he is being funny.
He sees daily Trump bashing and ridicule as a pathway to the White House, believing voters will ignore Illinois’ dire condition. Unfortunately, the “State of State” under Pritzker’s “leadership” is no laughing matter.
Here’s what’s not funny:
•While Illinois’ neighboring states cut taxes, Pritzker frittered away $54B in COVID related aid and raised taxes $1 billion. The state is now estimating a five-year $23 billion in combined deficits.
•According to WalletHub, Illinois ranks eighth in state and local taxes in combined income and sales taxes. Worse, Illinois was third in business closures last year costing 14,723 jobless.
•Chief Executive magazine ranked Illinois as the third-worst state in the nation, behind only California and New York, in its “Best & Worst States For Business Survey.”
•Illinois’ job growth exists entirely in the public sector through government hiring and Illinois is one of the only areas couple states in the country to experience job loss in the private sector.
•Illinois is one of only three states to lose population since 2000, as 1.6M residents fled and is the 2nd-biggest loser of young households aged 26-35 with incomes greater than $200,000.
•Illinois has the largest state and local government debt in nation, averaging $110,000 per household and according to Wirepoints exceeding the combined debt of every neighbor state.
•Less than one-third of Illinois students are proficient in reading, despite state spending averaging $21,700 per student, $2,000-$8,000 more than other Midwest states. Chicago spends $30K.
Corruption, high taxes, rising crime, and failing schools, has residents leaving in record numbers. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson’s answer? Spend BILLIONS in sanctuary state/city subsidies to attract migrants. The state has over 530,000 illegal migrants.
None of this is amusing.
@elonmusk as someone that busts their ass everyday running small businesses across the country constantly
monitoring checking accounts and PL’s each month to scratch out some profits this honestly breaks my heart for my children’s future.
@JoshEakle@johncusack it’s only nazism when it’s trump. Broadcast this to all your friends that AOC must be removed and your statements will carry weight. I don’t think either are Nazi’s, anyone with a brain that lives off their brand to drive revenue would not openly endorse and broadcast this.
Alderman Tabares, the wife of a Chicago Police Officer couldn’t have said it better. A tragic killing of another police officer in a city whose leaders empower criminals to disrespect & threaten officers & where dangerous & habitual felons are released before trial.
Slain officer was only 26 years old. Little wonder young officers are leaving CPD in record number. CPD should make public the number of officers being shot at which has increased four-fold since 2019.
Time to recognize that pre-trial release that has seen 387 people since 2020, awaiting trial for felonies while on pre-trial release, arrested for murder or attempted murder is a FAILURE. With police making arrests in only 5% of non-fatal shootings and 33% of murders, that number is much higher.
Well we know why @PaulVallas lost the election now. I don’t think he could run this fast from the responsibilities of mayor and the press. Such an embarrassment.
My opponent is politics as usual. He’s a corporate anti-union lobbyist who has donated to anti-choice Republicans.
I’ll be the change that we need. When I'm State's Attorney, if you commit a crime with a gun, you will be prosecuted. Period.
Cook County, your choice is clear.