Powerball and Mega Millions to leave IL by end of the month

[Mook]

Its easy enough to fix that problem.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Yeah...I'd have left this state a long time ago if my parents didn't live here, 2 of my 3 siblings didn't live here, my wife's parents didn't live here, 3 of my wife's 4 siblings didn't live here...

I had a sister escape to Indiana, and a sister in law escape to Texas. I cringe when they tell us their property tax bills...and neither one of them took a cut in pay moving there and taking jobs there.

Family is the only single factor that keeps me in this cesspool.

 

[Lead Pipe]

If it wasn't for my parents I'd be gone. I'm pretty sure I can find work pretty easily in Austin or Waco.

 

[jason05gt]

Here's an interesting solution to the pension problem:
Congress can solve Illinois' pension crisis - Chicago Tribune

I don't see the State fixing this mess and it's either bankruptcy (currently not an option) or a solution like this that will truly fix the fiscal mess.

 

[Gone_2022]

I mean in the non government world Pensions are nearly a thing of the past.

It is time for the state to do the same. Eliminate them and bam tons of problems are gone

 

[Chet Donnelly]

I mean in the non government world Pensions are nearly a thing of the past.

It is time for the state to do the same. Eliminate them and bam tons of problems are gone

Corrupt public sector unions will never let that happen in IL

 

[Gone_2022]

Unions are good, and they are also bad.

I can tell you in states that are not union construction crap gets done 15 times faster than in Illinois. It's so much better

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Public sector unions are never good

 

[jason05gt]

Public sector unions are never good

They should be illegal as it breeds corruption between the union and politicians. Plus collective bargaining in Government raises a big red flag for me. FDR was against public unions.

 

[Eagle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH-Z7-PMIwI

Shit is about to get real. Thought I saw [MENTION=1774]willizm[/MENTION] post this somewhere, but couldn't locate it again.

Anyway, thought it belonged in this thread too.

Going to be quite the ride if this budget doesn't pass Friday and fucks us.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

The sad part..... Many people believe this is only on Rauner..... They think that when he took office that all of these problems MAGICALLY appeared.....

It really does blow my mind how many people think of Rauner in a bad light for trying to find real tax reform and reduce the taxes for IL's residents and businesses.

Furthermore, simply increasing the min wage will also reduce the total number of available jobs, when IL already has one of the worst, if not the single worst, employment rate of poor people. So I hope all the poor people thinking they're just going to get paid $15/hr now realize what is coming for them around the bend once this BS gets passed.

Last night on the news, the Rahminator actually made the comment similar to "this state hasn't gotten better under Rauner, it's gotten worse..."

These fucks are really this fucking snowed in... This isn't Rauner's fault. It's the corrupt democratic machine centered in Chicago that YOU and Mike Madigan are a part of that caused the problem. Rauner is just having to do the "unpleasant" things to clean up YOUR fucking mess.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

I tried to buy a Mega and a Powerball this morning when I was getting gas just for the hell of it, and the guy told me Powerball already stopped processing, so I only got a Mega.

 

[FESTER665]

Rauner is just having to do the "unpleasant" things to clean up YOUR fucking mess.

Yet unless he gets his ass out and shows people this instead of him doing a commercial with a roll of duct tape, he'll likely get replaced next election.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Most likely.

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Rauner lacks so much personality. He's not good at all at selling his agenda.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

He just needs to lay out the problem, his solution, and the end result. Surely something a smart business man can do. It's something I'm sure he did in business daily.

1) Here is what the last several decades of mismanagement of fiscal policy, primarily from the democratic machine HQ'ed in Chicago, by Madigan and the cronies has put this state in.

2) I am going to create a budget, fiscal policies and controls to fix this problem. Some people AREN'T going to like it. Tough shit! It's for the greater good and once fixed, all of us will be happy again. You've got to break an egg to make an omelette!

3) If you vote me out, the incoming person will just continue to follow the status quo and this state will continue to fail.

This is the reality of it people. It isn't pretty, but shit's gotta happen.