Can't say I'm surprised or feel sorry for them. My entire extended family came from Illinois yet most everyone has left by now since it's such a stagnant shithole, run entirely by the Chicago political machine that answers to the Union mob bosses first and foremost.
The state is more than $8B in the hole and they have a dwindling tax base since people are leaving. Just like CT, they've taxed a lot of wealthy people out of the state and have overpromised on social spending freebies. They're about to have their bond rating slashed to Junk.
Meanwhile the Democrats who control the congress won't give an inch to a rare Republican governor who was elected specifically on promises to reform the business environment in the state. this of course is a no-go for the D's and their union bosses.
The state is more than $8B in the hole and they have a dwindling tax base since people are leaving. Just like CT, they've taxed a lot of wealthy people out of the state and have overpromised on social spending freebies. They're about to have their bond rating slashed to Junk.
Meanwhile the Democrats who control the congress won't give an inch to a rare Republican governor who was elected specifically on promises to reform the business environment in the state. this of course is a no-go for the D's and their union bosses.
