Taxpayers Hold on to Your Wallets!!
The Daily Herald had a great editorial today about the danger faced by llinois’ Taxpayers because the Legislative Session is coming to and end.
Elected Officials wonder why the people are fed up with their antics and distrust government.
I am sure you will be filled with the same level of disgust at our government after reding this editorial
Get fed up with our state officials
Daily Herald Editorial Board
Published: 5/30/2008 12:11 AM
We can’t recall a time when there wasn’t questionable spending in last-minute state budget and construction plans that never get publicly vetted.
Watch out. You might not realize it yet, but the next few days are very hazardous to all Illinoisans’ financial health and well-being.
State legislative leaders and Gov. Rod Blagojevich suddenly are careening toward trying to approve a multibillion-dollar state budget and a $31 billion capital construction plan.
Democrats who control both the House and Senate face a midnight Saturday deadline to push through financial deals. If they don’t, then super majority votes are required and Republicans gain more power at the bargaining table.
We’ve seen it all far too many times before. Months were wasted and now Democrats Blagojevich, Senate President Emil Jones and House Speaker Michael Madigan are trying to hammer out a back-door deal. Sadly, the game remains the same and the frustrating truth is that Illinoisans lose no matter the outcome.
If legislators ram budget or construction plans through both houses by midnight Saturday, we all lose because none of us or the rank-and-file legislators most of us elected will have much of a handle on any of the details.
If they don’t, they have failed to do their jobs and the state’s business is not being managed.
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