John Kass's modest proposal for the dissolution of Illinois: Carve up the failed state and let the rest of the Midwest have it. (Ryan Marx)
John Kass's modest proposal for the dissolution of Illinois: Carve up the failed state and let the rest of the Midwest have it. (Ryan Marx)
This needs its own separate but more general topic. “What Do You Do With States That Get Into Fiscal Trouble Like Illinois?”
I guess Illinois is the worst case but are not California, New York and others not far behind?
Question: Can this be laid at the feet of Nixon’s “Revenue Sharing”? Doesn’t federal revenue sharing allow states to skate their own fiscal responsibilities, since Uncle Sucker (meaning other states!) will now pay its bills?
Unfortunately for California, Oregon and Nevada are similarly poised $hit holes, so our solution is to simply cut out the offending parts and leave them to fester and die. You could start with a Rahmonia look alike by taking Sacramento and renaming it “Jerry The Fairy Land.” And actually, since Jerry was for a time, mayor there, you could “annex” Oakland to JTFLand, but make it land locked like Berlin was after WWII. A “border wall” would be needed at say Bakersfield to demark the border of Mexifornia with most of the rest of the state, and that once proud city, San Francisco would have to be renamed, Queeronia, and would have to encompass all of Marin County as well. Walls would be also required around all eight University of California campuses.
P.S better stock up on ‘Rat poison for when they start jumping the sinking ship Chicago.
Pushing Chicago on Wisconsin seems grossly unfair. The level of violence and corruption in that town is to the point of no return. Sad, situation with nothing but more pain in the immediate future.
Illinois might be better served by separating Chicago and suburbs from the rest of the state.
Missouri Iowa and Kentucky escape Chicagoans
I have a better idea:
Start cutting jobs, benefits of state employees
State takeover of Chicago governance
Quarantine S. Chicago and let them fend for themselves
Put pensions, current and future, in line with market, less 3%-5% to help recoup past overages
How long before some neo-Confederate FReeper blames the whole thing on “Communist dictator Lincoln” and the “red Republicans?”
Indiana does not want any Chicago. No way.
Rename it Puerto Rico and they will make a killing with all the Tourism.
Oh wait...
There are thinking people who are very concerned about Illinois’ future. I listen to Dan Proft and Amy Jacobsen (sp?) every a.m.:
http://morninganswerchicago.com/