Posted on 01/14/2011 9:13:30 AM PST by PBRCat
Watching events unfold in Springfield earlier this week, I imagined the late Kevin McCarthy perspiring and dodging cars along Interstate 55 vainly trying to warn Illinois taxpayers about “The Invasion of the Tax Snatchers.” Imagine yourself listening to his ranting, “Listen to me, you fools! They’re here already! Your wallet is next! Your job is next! You’re next! You’re next!”
The derisive laughter that you hear has been coming from the executives of our neighboring states, particularly the Republican governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels. With the passage of a massive increase in personal and corporate tax rates, our neighbors are anticipating a exodus of residents and businesses of almost Biblical proportions. Those departing the Prairie State need not outrun the Pharaoh’s army or part the Red Sea to escape to a land filled with milk and honey, unless one considers the red ink incurred in Springfield to be the equivalent of a sea. For those who can afford to make the move, admittedly there are some who cannot, the only questions to be answered is “How soon can you finish packing?”
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Does this mean the pesky panhandlers will be leaving Chicago?
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