ILLINOIS IS THE SICK MAN OF AMERICA
Seeing titles on news sites like that makes me so disturbed about the state of our state.
And if it weren't true, it would be so unbelievable how our government has failed.
"The venal and bankrupt political class of both parties created this toxic mess. Those who benefited served as enablers, including public employees, unions and the big business interests who always seemed to cut a better side deal of subsidies for themselves."
"Michael Madigan has all but ruled the state with an iron fist since becoming speaker of the Illinois House in 1983. Virtually every bad decision since happened with his approval. Some people now dub the state Madiganistan."
"Make no mistake: The unions and public employees were the top beneficiaries of the Illinois train wreck. Illinois can’t be fixed without curtailing their clout. It’s a testament to how much power unions have in Illinois that it was considered a great victory for reform when exhibitors at McCormick Place no longer had to pay a union electrician to plug in their printers."
I encourage you to read the whole thing here:
And a fitting response from the Quad-Cities paper:
SADLY, NO SIGN OF A CURE FOR THE SICK MAN OF AMERICA:
Yeesh.
Get it together Springfield.
Do your job or quit.
Out for now........
Matt
p.s. don't forget about this one from almost 2 years ago now:
Why We're Stuck in a Sick and Sickening State in Illinois