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Il dem candidate for governor wants to raise taxes even more.
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2018 Apr 4, 9:24am 13,722 views 72 comments
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mell
2018 Apr 5, 11:58am
socal2 says
Correct. Well put. Guaranteed pension appreciation should be illegal.
HappyGilmore saysThe problem is how do you legally change the terms of their contract without going through bankruptcy?
With the current rules in places like California and Illinois, even when a City goes bankrupt - they still can't renegotiate the pension "contract". Everyone else suffers with higher taxes, reduced services and bond holders getting shafted - but not the government workers.
How is that fair? Where is the "contract" for tax payers to not let their cities implode with junk bond status while the politicians and the government bureaucracy to pad their nests using our tax dollars?
All we are asking is for the government workers and their unions to compromise a bit too.
Correct. Well put. Guaranteed pension appreciation should be illegal.
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lostand confused
2018 Apr 5, 12:13pm
lostand confused
2018 Apr 5, 12:13pm
mell says
Yup and also salaries. I posted this before-but these village/city managers in IL make more than every GOvernor in this nation-how did they give themeslves these salaries and I am pretty sure the salaries of those downstream will also be above amrket.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/03/28/the-big-dogs-of-illinois-municipal-government-2016/#34c754775c5b
These are pensionable salaries too-I mean you want to raise income taxes on top of the highest property tax rates-cut their salaries in half and problem solved-but hey you can't -public unions.
Correct. Well put. Guaranteed pension appreciation should be illegal
Yup and also salaries. I posted this before-but these village/city managers in IL make more than every GOvernor in this nation-how did they give themeslves these salaries and I am pretty sure the salaries of those downstream will also be above amrket.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/03/28/the-big-dogs-of-illinois-municipal-government-2016/#34c754775c5b
These are pensionable salaries too-I mean you want to raise income taxes on top of the highest property tax rates-cut their salaries in half and problem solved-but hey you can't -public unions.
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Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday he would seek to temporarily raise Illinois’ flat income tax rate and boost credits and deductions while lawmakers consider changing the state constitution to allow for a graduated income tax.