Posted on 06/22/2017 2:11:43 AM PDT by Yosemitest
Substitute “folks” for “people”, sounds less rapine.
LOL! I’m old enough to remember that headline! Trump had better do that. I live in NYS. If IL gets bailed out, NYS will be next in line demanding Uncle Sugar pony up.
Yeah? So what. Lie down with dogs, get fleas. Unions are evil. Openly communist evil.
So what exactly are yearly deficits?
> Do you consider an Illinois Firefighter, or a State Highway Patrolman, or a city cop, an honest job?
Not if it comes with a taxpayer-extracted pension on terms no private employee could ever receive.
And I’m coming more and more and more to suspect that “cop” is never an honest job under any circumstances.
They get no sympathy from me. Overall, they supported, worked for, volunteered for, donated to and voted for the liberal asshats that trashed the state economy. Cue Strother Martin’s Warden in Cool Hand Luke - “That’s how he wants it. So, he gets it that way.”
I’m wondering how many of their elected politicians became millionaires while in offfice over the last 50 years?
Because that’s where the money went.
CASE IN POINT:
Obama paid her $175K plus federal perks; yet Valerie Jarrett
pocketed $36K pension from Part-Time Chicago Transit job
dailycaller.com ^ | 2/17/2016 Chuck Ross / FR Posted by rktman
Chicago is known for its L-train. But it's the gravy train that White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett prefers to ride.
In addition to the $173,922 Jarrett earns per annum as President Obama's senior adviser, she is also paid an annual pension of $35,660 for the eight years she served as chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority, according to a Chicago Sun Times investigation.
Jarrett was appointed to chairman of the agency - a part-time position - in 1995 by then-mayor Richard Daley, whose brother, William Daley, served as Obama's chief of staff. Jarrett served as the former mayor's deputy chief of staff and was appointed to numerous other positions during his term. (Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
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How many federal and state govt checks is Valerie Jarrett cashing?
How many transportation bonds were issued while Jarrett was at Chicago Transit?
Valerie's pension payout would pale against her hidden income from lucrative Chicago bond deals.
In what form do you keep the funds in your hand that you consider it beyond their grasp? Inflation is how they tax people that hold dollars.
What will pensioners do? They will dutifully blame Trump...or Bush or anyone but the ones responsible.
In Sept 2013, the daughter of infamous “God D**n America” Rev Wright, and 12 other Democrats were charged with embezzling $16 million in Federal health grants (tax dollars) earmarked for AIDS charities and programs for the poor and needy. More than one of the defendants had direct ties to President Barack Obama.
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN GANGLAND CHICAGO Rev Jeremiah's Wright's beloved daughter was convicted for looting a $1.25 million state grant which financed a tax- exempt, not-for-profit work and education program called "We Are Our Brother's Keeper," owned by Regina Evans, former police chief of Country Club Hills, and her husband, Ronald Evans Jr.
Back in 6/8/13 Chicago Police Chief Regina Evans (above) pleaded guilty to government fraud and money-laundering related to the misuse of a $1.25 million state grant to the non-profit she ran with her husband, Ronald Evans Jr.
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Earlier, in October 11, 2011, Police Chief Regina Evans Resigned
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. (CBSLOCAL.COM) Country Club Hills Mayor said that negotiations were underway to clear the way for the resignation of police Chief Regina Evans, in office for about two years,
<><> Regina Evans was on (ahem) disability leave since August 2011,
<><> it was earlier reported that Illinois AG's office is suing Regina Evans' n/p over its handling of state job training grant worth more than $500,000.
<><> Evans also signed off on invoices for a controversial summer camp where the campers — including children of aldermen who voted for it — got paid to attend (Chicago-way--"redistribution of income").
<><> Most recently, Evans came under fire for overseeing a 2011 part-time police program where 10 part-time police officers were hired.... bur that many had questionable backgrounds, and weren’t qualified to do police work. They were ordered to turn in their guns and badges (got high-paid city sanitation jobs).
The SouthtownStar contributed to this report, via the Sun-Times Media Wire.
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Just goes to show: sap-happy Dem/Libs love to say they're "for" their fellow-man---while conniving to make a buck on it.
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CHICAGO GANGLAND IN THE WH---Obama'll do anything to change the national conversation about illegals, contamination, contagion, and the overthrow of the US govt. “My Brother’s Keeper” is an initiative recently organized by Pres Obama w/ our tax dollars----that aims "to boost the life chances" of young African and Hispanic men.
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BACKSTORY "My Brother's Keeper" is a scam that originated in Chicagoland----and it reared its ugly head in Washington.
WASH/POST---Community lenders’ network commits to lend $1 billion in support of Obama's ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ / By Zachary A. Goldfarb, March 6, 2014
A network of (ahem) community lenders is committing to lending (?) $1 billion in support of President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative that aims to boost the life chances of young African and Hispanic men.
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Valerie Jarrett attended "My Brother's Keeper" events....so did Valerie have her portable wire transfer kit with her? B/c a day without wire-transferring offshore makes Obama and Michelle nervous.
Public employees need to decertify their unions. Until they do, I have zero sympathy for them.
(a) they took control of the US Census;
(b) Obama placed his COS Rahm Emanuel in control of the US Dept of the Treasury (the IRS).
THE SMOKING GUN---WSJ REPORT--On Jan 20, 2009 Timothy Geithner was appointed Obama's Secy of the Treasury. But within three weeks, the Obama White House tightened its grip on Treasury. Obama put his COS, Rahm Emanuel, in charge of Treasury---Rahm Emanuel's dual role was an unusual move.
When he got to Treasury, WH COS Rahm Emanuel was so involved in the inner workings of the Treasury that the phrase "Rahm wants it" had become an unofficial mantra among subservient govt staffers, prostrate in obeisance, scurrying to accede to Rahm's wishes, according to Treasury government officials. Reported by WSJ / 05/31/09
More here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124113406528875137.html
THIS MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD shortly after quitting his powerful WH job as Obama's COS, Rahm held a presser declaring he "just remembered" he really, Really wanted to be Mayor of Chicago. Then Rahm announced he had magically "raised" $10 million for his campaign in "just a matter of weeks." (waiting for hysterical laughter to die down). Ya gotta wonder how much Wall Street Rahm wired offshore when Obama put him in charge of the entire US Treasury.
The problem of burden will shift to the surrounding states as residents seek new opportunities elsewhere. Wisconsin’s welfare system is already overburdened with those who have migrated from Illinois to the Cheese State, fortunately Minnesota is welcoming the free loaders there by offering more handouts. Might be a good time to get those Walker proposed toll roads in place as the domestic migration begins.
If you don’t roll it into a IRA there are 30% IRS penalties, ROLL IT OVER!
“Do you consider an Illinois Firefighter, or a State Highway Patrolman, or a city cop, an honest job? what about a schoolteacher?”
Honest jobs, all. They have a beef with the liars who promised them the impossible, all right, but they have no right to a dime that has to be appropriated by the people’s representatives in the current session.
All of these union “contracts” are facially invalid, because they purport to bind future legislatures.
Uhhh, quit voting democrat?
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