Well the thing about democracy is it hinges on their being hard working and patriotic citizens, at least 51 percent.
Because once you have more people wanting to vote for free stuff and ridiculous pensions etc, you’re in a lot of trouble.
Are we a democracy?
Can a country be a republic and a democracy?
I don’t know the answer :)
51 years old and I don’t know the answer!
On a per-capita basis Chicago has a pension shortfall of $10,700 while for the whole state of Illinois it is from $10,500 to $19,600.
“August statistics from the National Association of Realtors noted the city and state’s real estate market has severely underperformed...”
And, of course the cheerleaders at the NAR are hawking...”It’s a GREAT time to but a home! Contact a REALTOR TODAY!”
Politicians giving out sweetheart deals for decades for votes ... what could ever go wrong?
The other peoples money is running out
I simply moved away from similar stuff in Seattle. My annual property taxes, even with a house on 32 acres, is less than $400 in rural Kentucky.
I think more people will simply move away as it gets stupid expensive to rent your own property from the government.
Idiots keep electing bigger idiots (invariably corrupt ones, and lately obese ones), and then they wonder why they have to navigate life in a craphole. The latest batch of Democrat state legislators could barely get past their orientation meetings before they raised the gas tax, and the moron they put in as mayor, having spent much of the time celebrating her triumph out of town, is soon to announce her policy initiatives, or whatever euphemism she’ll be using for raising city taxes.
And the morons who perpetuate this crap at the ballot box will be engaged in one of two activities - practicing grabbing their ankles, or scoping out real estate across the border.
The good news about the disaster in Illinois is that it has turned Indiana into one of the “reddest” states in the U.S.
How about a statistic on what percentage of Chicago is collecting a government check? An estimate of the percentage of illegals that have anchor babies that are also collecting a check?
Good, stop voting for democrats.
All blue states are on the same trajectory. Democrats bought the public employee union vote with high salaries and generous benefits. The bill has come due.
If you need another reason not to vote Democrat, if returned to power, blue states will demand a federal bailout since states can’t print money.
They are surfing from their own stupidity....they elected the a holes!!!
As long as the pols keep promising to raid the treasury on behalf of specific voting blocks in exchange for their vote, then this is what happens. At some point, you do run out of other peoples money.
Got a call from a Yankee a couple of days ago. Wanted to know what the housing market was here(Central Alabama). Schools, demographics, distance to Bham and Montgomery, job prospects, etc.
Said he was from the Chicago area and taxes and living expenses were eating him up. I thought, “Great”. And now you are wanting to move down here and screw us up like you did yourself.
You know what the difference between “Yankees” and “Damn Yankees” is, right?
Forget it, Jake. It’s Chitown
We can pay these fat pensions for gov’t workers. Just divert more money from road repair. Potholes will make drivers more nimble as they weave around them.
Electric rates in California will soon to be .22 cent a kw , why stop there?.... 9 cents elsewhere in the nation or lower. Gas taxes are $1.00 higher in California then anywhere else in the nation, why not raise them some more?
I am sure the taxpayers do not mind not being able to retire with more savings as they know some gov’t worker who has run this state into the dumpster will be able to retire in style.
We can retire to the sidewalks, the brush or the woods or a thousand other formally nice areas.
Chicago’s a democrat hellhole... I’m amazed more people haven’t left already.
Note to Chicago Democrats: don’t come to Florida with your stupid liberal ideas. If you like democrat hellholes - stay where you are don’t bring that crap here. Same for liberals in New York City... stay put. Don’t come here if you bring those ideas with you.