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To: stars & stripes forever; BillyBoy

“Is there a chance for Illinois to split in two?”

You mean to separate downstate from Chicago? If this succeeds (the odds are against it), who knows?


13 posted on 07/15/2011 6:47:33 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens collect welfare checks that Americans won't collect)
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To: Clintonfatigued

North and South New York would be nice too.


14 posted on 07/15/2011 6:51:33 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. -- G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Clintonfatigued

We could call the states Chicago and Illinois.


35 posted on 07/15/2011 9:22:02 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

We could call the states Chicago and Illinois.


37 posted on 07/15/2011 9:36:48 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever ( Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Chicago needs the tax base that the rest of Illinois provides. Without the rest of us to carry the burden, Chicago would need a local tax rate of at least 20%.


45 posted on 07/19/2011 5:21:14 AM PDT by reg45
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