Our self created mess; A perspective on Michael Lewis’ Boomerang.
“Boomerang” By Michael Lewis is a very good, eye-opening book that I strongly recommend. We see things around us, and wonder about where we will end up. We don’t really need to wonder; just look at...
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The State of Illinois has no money. We need to make choices.
$34 billion is the budget for FY2013 Illinois budget is about $8.3 Billion in the red. The Governor will say that they are balancing the budget, but what they are actually doing is not paying bills –...
View ArticleIL General Assembly Ducks $83B Pension Issue – Again!
The Illinois General Assembly continues to skirt the issue of the Pension. The members left last week without addressing the $83B pension funding deficit, without addressing the future funding and...
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Fund Local Lake County Programs Locally. Keep Control Locally.
At the local level, we relinquish control to higher levels of government. This is not done because of constitutional requirements, but money; in exchange for funding for local programs, we give up...
View ArticleAny doubt our congress is NOT serious about cutting spending? Saturday Postal...
They were Handed $2,000,000,000 a year (thats BILLIONS)…. By a service that said we can’t spend it wisely…. Then Congress FORCED them to spend it anyway. The US Postal Service wants stop Saturday...
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