Jenn Holstein

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[King Roy @RoyIsThaTruth]

Having to pay $2k every 30 days just to have a roof over your head is actually insane to me like what are we doing bro

[Morning Answer @MorningAnswer]

.@JBPritzker is the worst governor in America.

[Kadott @Kadotttt]

The voting age is 18 right?So why are we taxing 15-17 year olds who work? Isn't that the very definition of "taxation without representation"?

[Brian Costin @BrianCostin]

8 years as Governor of Illinois. King JB has NEVER passed a budget without tax hikes.

57 tax hikes since 2019, collecting $77B billion more from Illinois taxpayers. With more tax hikes on the way July 1st.

[Illinois Policy @illinoispolicy]

.@GovPritzker did not "eliminate" his planned gas tax hike, of course. He delayed it until after his election.

What makes this lazily fallacious tweet even more egregious is the fact that Pritzker has quietly squeezed Illinois drivers every year since 2019, and he made it so state lawmakers don't even have to cast a vote to make it happen!

In addition to doubling the state gas tax from 19 to 38 cents that year, he also implemented yearly inflationary gas tax increases that occur every July automatically.

There is no expiration date on these tax hikes. By 2056, the statewide gas tax could exceed $1 per gallon, which is five times higher than before Pritzker took office. Meanwhile, lawmakers get to avoid casting unpopular votes, dodging accountability from taxpayers entirely.

Not to mention, federal data shows fewer Illinois roads are considered "acceptable" now than in 2015, before these massive hikes began.

Who is still falling for this stuff?

[daz @MetamateDaz]

UNPOPULAR OPINION:

WORK HOURS SHOULD COUNT FROM THE SECOND YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME TO THE SECOND YOU ARRIVE HOME, NOT FROM WHEN YOU GET TO THE OFFICE TO WHEN YOU CLOCK OUT.

THE COMMUTE, BREAKS AND LUNCH ARE NOT FREE TIME.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

American bought his home and the monthly mortgage payment has been $3,741.72

His property tax just got reassessed and has been sent his new monthly bill in the mail

His payment is now $4,536 per month because of the property tax increase

“This is how people aren't able to stay in their houses forever and lose their houses. Crazy”

This should be federally illegally. Property tax increases are such a scam and straight extortion

Abolish property taxes

[Nintendo of America @NintendoAmerica]

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be reborn on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. #NintendoDirect

[KFC @KFCBarstool]

Potentially the most important news of the last 30 yrs

[Barstool Chicago @barstoolchicago]

Micah Parsons believes the #1 player in the NFL is… Caleb Williams.

Packers fans will definitely handle this well.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

Not emotionally prepared to log back onto the darkest corners of the internet tomorrow (Teams, Outlook, and Excel).

[TW @Tylow237]

This is fucking hilarious. Illinois has the highest property taxes in the country & the second highest gas tax in the country. Illinois also has the 8th highest combined state & local sales tax in the country. But keep telling us all that you give a fuck about the citizens of Ill

[Windy City Sports Cards @312SportsCards1]

Illinois politicians: “We’re looking out for taxpayers” 🙂
Also Illinois:

→ Highest combined state & local taxes in the nation in 2025

→ Average household pays $13,099/year (16.5% of income)

→ $4,472 MORE than the national average

→ Chicago residents pay even more on top of that

With friends like these… 🫠

[Clay Harbor @clayharbs82]

Wow!

Chicago had every opportunity to figure this out. The state had every opportunity to find a compromise. Instead, we got delays, finger pointing, posturing, and no real solution.

As a lifelong Bears fan and former player, I hate the idea of the Chicago Bears not playing in Chicago. That part stings. The Bears are part of the fabric of this city. But from a business standpoint, it just makes sense.

The NFL is a business. The Bears are a business. And at some point, ownership is going to do what gives the franchise the best chance to build a modern stadium, control revenue, create a year-round entertainment district, and stop waiting on politicians who can’t get out of their own way.

This is not just a Bears decision. This is a Chicago and Illinois failure.

You can criticize the McCaskeys. You can criticize Kevin Warren and the process. But if another city or state is willing to make it easier to build, easier to operate, and easier to grow the value of the franchise, then eventually the business is going to go where it is wanted.

That is the part Chicago politicians didn’t seem to understand.

You don’t keep iconic businesses, franchises, or institutions by assuming they have nowhere else to go.

Eventually, they do. #DaBears #Bears #ChicagoBears

[Whemïmor @hy_wemmy]

I hate how much of life revolves around money. Earning it, spending it, saving it, worrying about it……it’s exhausting.

[Nilam Civok @CivokNilam]

In Illinois, you don't really own your home. You rent it from the government through property taxes. Working families can afford homes. What they can't afford is property taxes, which in some cases rival or exceed the mortgage payments.

Mr. Pritzker, under your failed leadership, Illinois homeowners pay the highest property taxes in the nation. You made homeownership out of reach for many working families and forced them to flee the state.

If "we want to be in a country where working families can afford to buy homes," we need to decide to vote you out.

[Matt Rodewald @Matt_Rodewald]

Homeownership is out of reach for me because I can’t pay $15,000 a year in property taxes on top of a mortgage for a 3BR home at $699,000 and then drive to work at $5.00 a gallon on gas inflated by the worst gas tax in the country.

But let the Bears save $1.5B if it makes you feel better. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[rabbitholebot @rabbitholebot]

Does anyone else find it odd that $200 billion is spent on cancer research every single year and the only thing to show for it is a 75% increase in cancer deaths since the 1990s?

[greg @greg16676935420]

Why is no one talking about the fact that appetizers are now the same price as entrees