tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4692802252861133597..comments2024-03-28T13:37:02.650-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Better not do business with the State of Illinois . . .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-27146558480755316422016-02-09T11:17:00.938-06:002016-02-09T11:17:00.938-06:00Most of Illinois is conservative rural and small t...Most of Illinois is conservative rural and small town farming communities. Good folks.<br />But they have this giant festering sore on their backs called Cook County, aka Chicago and its environs.<br />The good people living "downstate" drive on gravel roads. run church socials and bake sales to pay for essential services, while Chicago builds yet another expressway or edifice to house more redundant administrators of social programs.<br />If they could figure out a way to pull it off the majority of downstaters would gladly dig a moat separating Cook county from the rest of the state and make them their own island state out in lake Michigan.Uncle Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008207593205949098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53189123086633303832016-02-08T16:06:06.213-06:002016-02-08T16:06:06.213-06:00Rolf - heard interesting stats Sunday morning on a...Rolf - heard interesting stats Sunday morning on a financial radio show I listen to on Chicago's WLS radio; only 20 of the 50 states require any sort of high school economics class. Only 16 of the 20 have any sort of testing requirement on those classes. You begin to see where all these young dummies that support Bernie come from... The question is, what about all the older folks that are supporting him? (and Hillary, and... let's face it, a lot of Republicans...) Didn't the education system in the past, before it became completely corrupted by federal progressivism, require actual education on economics? I escaped from high school in 93, and up to that point at least, they were still teaching economics and personal finance... and I admit, I was an enthusiastic student - I wanted a successful financial life. It's been a tough go since then, as what used to pass for economic guidelines has been shoved off in the rubbish heap and replaced with a seeming free-for-all of zero interest environment, bailouts, no-equity lending and on and on and on...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-79880868347497258202016-02-08T08:27:42.355-06:002016-02-08T08:27:42.355-06:00Nothing new here. I was the treasurer for a United...Nothing new here. I was the treasurer for a United Way agency that had several contracts with the state of Illinois. I had to go to a bank to get a line of credit to finance the A/R from the state. Illinois was late a minimum of 8 months. When was this you ask? In the early 70's.Parklake guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05194480481717362821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82616226017321019172016-02-07T22:48:17.288-06:002016-02-07T22:48:17.288-06:00It's amazing how something as simple as the co...It's amazing how something as simple as the concept that you cannot borrow your way to prosperity is beyond the ruling class. As far as I'm concerned, anyone without a firm plan to balance and maintain a balanced budget should be ineligible for ANY municipal, state, or federal position, be it elected, appointed, or run-of-the-mill hire.Rolfhttp://www.thestarscameback.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78792769745638183642016-02-07T22:26:20.737-06:002016-02-07T22:26:20.737-06:00At least I have a front row seat for the upcoming ...At least I have a front row seat for the upcoming crash.......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076178262164483193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75460087769697089462016-02-07T22:24:25.601-06:002016-02-07T22:24:25.601-06:00In a truly sound financial move, the Chicago Schoo...In a truly sound financial move, the Chicago School Board has been trying to sell bonds so it can pay its operating expenses. They wound up having to offer something like 8.75%, which is junk bond territory and the offering wasn't fully subscribed.Peter Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-45915866405981157962016-02-07T19:29:06.676-06:002016-02-07T19:29:06.676-06:00Here in Pa, the opposite. The new Guv wants a hug...Here in Pa, the opposite. The new Guv wants a huge round of tax and spend, while the legislature is nixing new taxes. No budget since... well.... we got a new guv.Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5066154522448411302016-02-07T17:49:07.201-06:002016-02-07T17:49:07.201-06:00I live in Il. Heard on the radio the other day tha...I live in Il. Heard on the radio the other day that spending this year is 90% of last year's spending. So, even without a budget, they are still managing to spend most everything they wanted.Tom Bridgelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098048586042365606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-68716201967281509772016-02-07T16:18:10.556-06:002016-02-07T16:18:10.556-06:00Rauner is the first REAL opposition Madigan has ev...Rauner is the first REAL opposition Madigan has ever had. All the rest of the governors we've had were part of the combine. I've been eharing from sources that it is driving Madigan nuts that Rauner has not caved in and he's not paying any political price whatsoever for it. The press has been trying to drum up anti-Rauner mobs with little success. so far. I'm waiting for the democrats to fall back on a huge rent-a-mob of bussed in southside Chicago welfare recipients. Joe Wootennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18382912408593231362016-02-07T15:06:08.596-06:002016-02-07T15:06:08.596-06:00This is what's coming to every democratically ...This is what's coming to <i>every</i> democratically controlled city and state in the US.<br /><br />As Reagan said: "We don't have a <i>revenue</i> problem, we have a <i>spending</i> problem.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com