New Governor - New Tax Hike
Lt. Governor Patrick Quinn was sworn a little while ago.
He has promised to raise state income taxes shortly. He's already asking for "sacrifices."
Lisa Madigan is now the front runner for the next election.
He has promised to raise state income taxes shortly. He's already asking for "sacrifices."
Lisa Madigan is now the front runner for the next election.
Labels: corruption, state politics
posted by SCC at 5:46 PM
142 Comments:
I have to move out of this state. quality of life just flat out sucks
Governor Quinn will raise the state income tax to 6.5% from the current 3% and he also wants to raise the state income tax and gasoline tax.
Keep voting Democrat and giving away the fruits of your labor to those who won't work.
This state is so screwed up, that it defies imagination.
Blago. today you were thrown to the dogs by your supposed allies,
do us a big favor and cooperate with Fitz.......come out on top of this.
I am no fan of paying higher taxes but I really like this Pat Quinn. He has shown time and time again he is not one of those democratic party pricks. He has inherited a huge list of problems and I say give him a chance.
Lisa Madigan is nothing but an extension of the Chicago democratic machine of Richie, Michael Madigan and the rest of them you are always complaining about.
bring it on.
Indiana here i come for my purchases.
we just go thrown to the lions and more corruption, taxes and the likes to come are going to be shoved down our throats.
BLAGO, He gone!!!! DALEY, he next!!! TODDELR, he took the bait, the drag has been set, he's running with the line and does not even know he has the hook in his mouth!
Keep voting for the Democrats!!!
Remember these are the same people that mentored Obama.
Blago was Railroaded. All a Scam for the dumb-assed Irish to get in, and foul things up even more than they already are.
Can't wait for a new song and dance. But I know that were all going to know the tune and steps...
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8684/blagobuttkn3.jpg
"Say hello to the new boss, same as the old boss.....We won't get fooled again...."
Raise taxes with the economy the way it is....these people are just f***ing stupid.
The only thing keeps me going these day is that eventually a "re-adjustment" will be necessary. I hope I live long enough to see it.
Mayor Daley was quoted on the news today as saying..." Rod Blago.... just wouldnt communicate with the legislature.
Kind of how you Mayor Daley refuse to communicate with your Police Department and FlOP regarding our contract. I hope your next Mr Mayor Daley.
Who will Pat Quinn APPOINT as his replacement?
Maybe Daley's son?
Let's keep it in the family!
Perhaps Blago was having a moment of clarity when he predicted this just the other day.
Oh, joy; coming up on two years without a contract or a raise, but the cost of living here keeps going up, to the point of insanity.
The king is dead. Long live the king.
the known evil is always the lesser evil, "you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villian." -Harvy Dent
Let's not stop here. Impeach the other crooks.
OFF TOPIC: Does anyone out there know if merit promotions on the CPD, which is presently at 30%, has ever been challenged in court? Doesn't this violate the Shakman Decree? It seems like every time our contract is up Daley is clamoring to increase it by 10%. How come no one ever investigates this bullshit?
Walter Jacobson on the O'Reilly Factor tonight. Both of them laying all of the States ills on the Democractic "machine" running the State, and in particular the Daleys. I know I am in the minority, but I kinda like old Walter.
Those dems are really working out for us huh?
Go work in a busy district it may keep off the computer kid.
I miss Blago already....maybe Da Mayor will be next!!!
Salt lake city Utah. Best kept secret!!
IMPEACH J-FED!!!
TAX TAX AND TAX SOME MORE! That's all they know how to do. Will FOP make sure that our raise will reflect the surge in cost of living and now the income tax increase? Why would anyone want to live or buy products here? Now, if you go shopping in chicago you pay a fortune to park and then they hammer you with a crazy high sales tax. Just go to the suburbs and park for free, pay less for products and get taxed less. Government is out of control! For some reason they think they can tax themselves into prosparity! How about cutting government programs first and wasteful spending? It's grade school economics. People will go to where they can get the best deal and chicago, cook county, and Illinois aren't it!
LISTEN, THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO HAVE IS LISA MADIGAN AS GOVERNOR!!
Lisa Madigan? Another clouted demobum. Please.
hey rod burn the motherfucker down.tell it all .fuck daley ,madigan,mell,and the 59 hyenas who are no betterthan you . allof them should leave office like you.every politician in this state is a criminal.
Raising our taxes again! That's just great! Now these big government big tax Illiois crooks will say, "wow look at all the new money we have to spend!" We know from history that they won't use the money to shore up the budget holes they will just create more programs and spend more and the situation will get worse.
The republican party of illinois is now officially brain dead.
If the republicans actually believed that ousting blago was going to help them resurrect the barely breathing remnants of their party, they've sorely underestimated the abilities of the daley and madigan crime families.
The only thing that can possibly help the republicans is if blago lives to, figuratively speaking, spill his guts to the feds, and that only if the feds aren't already under the control of the daley/madigan crime families.
So, the republicans have chosen to bet on that long shot, rather than pull the old switcheroo on the democrats and allow blago to remain to serve out what little of his term the impending federal indictments would have allowed him to.
The republicans need to study the works of Machiavelli, as the democrats have been doing so for decades.
I am begining to really hate this what was once, our great state of good ole Illinois.
You know the more I work, the more they take. The hard working, tax paying, non criminal, good hearted, true blood American gets fucked more and more.
How about Chicago and Illinois stop the abuse of Social Security and Disability and Public Housing and Foot Stamps and Baby Sitting Checks and discounted phone, electric, gas, rent, etc. We all know about hte abuse but nobody is doing a damn thing to stop it or even slow it down. Fuck these motherfuckers that sit on their asses and get everything for free and dont work a single day in their entire life. They just keep pumping out babies and living scott free off the working man. Governor Jesse Ventura had the right idea. Jesse come to Illinois and run for Governor or at least Mayor and bump deep pockets Daley off his high horse.
I was filled with emotion when he quoted our own former Supt. Matt Rodriguez by saying "Together We Can" several times in his inaugral address.
My chest swelled with pride.
its only a matter of time, before huberman becomes gov.
he has every postion in the book
Governor Quinn will raise the state income tax to 6.5% from the current 3% and he also wants to raise the state income tax and gasoline tax.
Keep voting Democrat and giving away the fruits of your labor to those who won't work.
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God forbid we reform the welfare system and save the actual taxpayers some money. How much of our tax money is spent on link card booze and cigarette purchases alone? I'm guessing in the hundreds of millions a year.
why dont they do what arnold in ca did, all state employees take off 2 days per month.
how hard is that. no layoffs.
we know the government payroll is bloted at every level. this wont hurt the state workers at all.
i would make it a 4 day work week every week. 20% reduction in the state labor expense in one simple order.
again, no one gets laid off and we keep taxes at current level and help pay down bills.
but why would they do that? all these politicians care about is themselves.
only way to cut their spending is to stop paying taxes.
I call for a general state wide labor strike on may day. state wide sit in. all 11 million people in Illinois send a message by bringing the state to a stand still and protest the taxation without representation.
times have changed. the global economy has changed. to many people chasing to few goods.
if the government taxation and waste cycle does not change in this country this could be the begining of the end.
THE POLITICIANS ARE PUTTING THEIR INTERESTED BEFORE THE REPUBLIC.
WHERE WILL THE MONEY COME FORM? I HAVE NONE LEFT. CANT PAY MY BILLS, MORTGAGE, HAVE NOT PAID MY REAL ESTATE TAXES, SHORT ON FOOD, KIDS SKIPPING MEALS.
GOD HELP THEM WHEN THEY START COMING TO TAKE PEOPLES HOUSES.
I WILL BE OK. HAVE THE MEANS TO GET THE BILLS PAID. GREAT WEIGH LOSS PROGRAM POVERTY IS.
see the news about the guy in ca who killed self and whole family?
look for more of this to happen.
nice job all politicians.
how do you guys look at yourselves in the mirror.
1/29/2009 05:56:00 PM
Correction state sales tax not income tax on the second half of the sentence.
Go work in a busy district it may keep off the computer kid.
1/29/2009 07:35:00 PM
huh??? drunk at 730 eh old timer??? drunk blogging never a good idea
its only a matter of time, before huberman becomes gov.
he has every postion in the book
1/29/2009 08:17:00 PM
Oh sweetie, you have NO idea of the positions that man has already been in...
THESE F^&%$IN ASSHOLES ARE RAISING TAXES TO FUND CONNECTED GOTO CONTRACORS AND THEIR PALS!!!
Illinois lost like 75,000 jobs and you want to raise taxes????
So it's OK to tax people who are still working but not the non-working?
TAX PAYER REVOLT SOON COMING!!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Governor Quinn will raise the state income tax to 6.5% from the current 3% and he also wants to raise the state income tax and gasoline tax.
Keep voting Democrat and giving away the fruits of your labor to those who won't work.
1/29/2009 05:56:00 PM
I just love how some of you Rush Limbaugh and Fox News types assign all of the blame to the Democrats. Don't you get it? It's the entire system (including Democrats AND Republicans).
Democrats believe in taxing and spending. Republicans believe in borrowing and then spending. Can you please really tell me the REAL DIFFERENCE between Democrats and Republicans? And please spare me abortion, God, guns, gays, etc... (those are all phony issues both parties use to make us people think there is a difference).
Our country is so damn fucked up right now. If we want real change, then we need to throw those two parties out of power. Washington D.C. is doing everything in their power to work against the people's interests and what do we do? We elect a Democrat, and then if we are really upset, we will end up voting for a Republican. And then once we are tired of that party, we will switch back to a Democrat!
Rod, face it, your wife and family are gone, but they will never go hungry!
TURN ON EVERYONE OF THESE CORRUPT MF'S AND HIT WITNESS PROTECTION, GET BACK AT THEM AND TESTIFY TO EVERYTHING!!!!
This shit goes straight to the white house! But our President is a rookie in comparison to the other Illinois politicians!@
I think he will do well by us, but our state is in serious crisis!!!
VOTE OUT EVERY INCUMBANT NEXT ELLECTION!@!!!
"its only a matter of time, before huberman becomes gov.
he has every position in the book
1/29/2009 08:17:00 PM"
Now if that's not an obvious baiting of the Keesing Bandit, I don't know what would be.
Go work in a busy district it may keep off the computer kid.
1/29/2009 07:35:00 PM
Eh what may I ask are you doing then?
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/01/robert-gamez-heart-defibrillator-midway.html
Governor Quinn will raise the state income tax to 6.5% from the current 3%
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That is a good part of your annual raise that you are waiting 20 months for, right out of your hand and straight to baby Momma
"Salt Lake City, Utah. Best kept secret!"
--1/29/2009 07:39:00 PM
Maybe if you want to sell tacos...
"Salt Lake County is home to more than half of the state’s Latino residents. The Latino population there has more than doubled from 1990 to 2000, skyrocketing by 138% throughout Utah and exploding by 145% for Salt Lake County."
http://www.nahj.org/parityproject
/articles/2006/May/SaltLakeArticle
.shtml
"Third Annual Hispanic Marketing Conference Slated for March 5
in Salt Lake City
"Businesses interested in tapping into the $5 billion buying power of Utah's exploding Hispanic market would do well to attend the Third Annual Hispanic Marketing Conference, to be held March 5 at the Salt Lake Hilton, downtown.
"Sandra Plazas, vice-president of HMC La Agency, which is hosting the event, says this is the #1 conference for businesses interested in creating or expanding their Hispanic marketing initiatives. She adds that the regional Hispanic market is an enormous resource just waiting to be tapped and the Hispanic Marketing Conference is designed to help businesses use non-traditional marketing to effectively reach the Hispanic audience."
http://www.edcutah.org/news/EDCU_
021408.htm
Etc., etc. etc.
Why?
"The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 (Hart-Celler Act, INS Act of 1965, Pub.L. 89-236) abolished the national-origin quotas that had been in place in the United States since the Immigration Act of 1924. It was proposed by Emanuel Celler, co-sponsored by Philip Hart and heavily supported by United States Senator Ted Kennedy."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Immigration_and_Nationality_
Act_of_1965
...and here's The Man himself--
http://www.s9.com/Biography/Celler
-Emanuel
With friends like this...
Question ? If Lisa Madigan is the highest ranking law enforcement officer in the state, why did not she and her office launch their own investigation of the governor?
Come to think of it, why hasn't she or her office launch any investigations of any of the corruption going on in this state, and city?
we are in for a bumpy ride.
more taxes when were in a depression,i believe in the chinese
solution , publicly execute them
and make their relatives pay for the bullet.
I have to move out of this state. quality of life just flat out sucks
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Illinois=Ghetto
Thank God! All this extra cash laying around was starting to burn a hole in my pocket.
I'm not a Blago fan..
But is this a conspiracy?
Get rid of Blago, and put in Quinn and raise the taxes...
They know damn well that's the only way to do it.
If it weren't for more taxes I'd be a hundred-aire.
QUINNS THE NEW J-FED HE IS FALLING ON THE SWORD FOR MADIGAN DONE DEAL!
25 years as the Police- yeah this job sucks for all of the reasons brought up daily....Check out the Want-Ads (On-Line & Print)....See anything worth giving this job up for? Fortune 500 Companies laying off, Circuit City, Home Depot...and others closing down.
I'm KMA, and that does not matter. What is important to me is that everyone on the watch goes home with no extra holes in their body.
There are issues in this Department far out of our reach...or the reach of Sgts., Lt's,W/C's,and most bosses (Blue's Clue..."City Hall")
All we have is us, ourselves, THE POLICE. We need to stick together...no better sight and sound than that of blue lights and sirens when you call for help.
Remember the reasons why you took this job (job security, benefits, save the world...whatever...), and the oath that we all swore to, and to each other-and place the politicians, rev's, and news media in the shit can.
J-Fed is a joke along with his whole crew of merry men, throw in city hall, taxes, nitwits...etc....etc...
I hope that now Gov. Quinn will lift this State up from a laughing stock to something some what respectable....he's a very strong advocate of our Military and Vets.Just please don't tax the shit out of us.
Bottom Line-Stay Safe and Back Each Other Up
I'd love to say "25 years of Vaudeville and a Pension", but it has not been that much fun the last few years.
Stay Safe.....Revolver Police
Great...kick out one thief and another one takes his place. Everyone was all up in arms about throwing out Blago. The only difference between him and Quinn is that Blago was stupid enough to get caught.
Did Blago sign the Pension Portablity Bill before he got ousted?
Another day in the mean streets of chicago politics at the state level.
RRB is the victim of a political assassination.
His body guard detail should not have been lifted so quickly.
Anonymous said...
Blago was Railroaded. All a Scam for the dumb-assed Irish to get in, and foul things up even more than they already are.
1/29/2009 06:28:00 PM
The Croatian community is not happy. Their illustrious rep has been removed.
Hey when I was in town over the holidays I noticed Blags old haunt, Abondanza, was closed. Anybody know what happened to Joe ?
--Retired to where its warm
Anonymous said...
the known evil is always the lesser evil, "you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villian." -Harvy Dent
1/29/2009 07:04:00 PM
Astra non mentiuntur, sed astrologi bene mentiuntur de astris. = The stars never lie but the astrologer lies about the stars. Schpinctus
1/29/2009 07:12:00 PM
Why don't you take some initiative and learn to investigate things yourself instead of waiting or wanting everyone else to do it? If it affected me, I would be on top of it.
Walter Jacobson on the O'Reilly Factor tonight. Both of them laying all of the States ills on the Democractic "machine" running the State, and in particular the Daleys. I know I am in the minority, but I kinda like old Walter.
1/29/2009 07:14:00 PM
The old school media was much different than today's script readers. The old school knew how to investigate and were given a certain leeway to do so. They also see what a sham things are today. I am sure that Mike Royko is cracking up in Heaven.
I am no fan of paying higher taxes but I really like this Pat Quinn. He has shown time and time again he is not one of those democratic party pricks. He has inherited a huge list of problems and I say give him a chance.
he was also selling the " constitutional convention" which then the would mess with your pensions. watch this clown
The proposed tax increase would only affect those with incomes greater than $250,000.00 a year. Leaves me out.
When Seiser sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself.
We need to get Jim Edgar to run again. Although a moderate republican on some social issues, he was a fiscally conservative governor. And the best part is Daley hates him immensely because he constantly said "no" when Daley wanted more and more state money.
Before we all jump on the Quinn bandwagon, keep in mind he wasn't this innocent pawn.Let's not forget he stumped for Blago in 04 & was all too familiar with the shenanigans. One other thing, Blago has two daughters the last thing in the world he's going to do is spill the beans on the Daley Machine.
Anonymous said...
The Croatian community is not happy. Their illustrious rep has been removed.
1/29/2009 11:09:00 PM
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Bio je Srbin. Nemojte vrijeđati Hrvate. Tu je razlika.
anyone notice who swore quinn in ? it was burke's wife. hmmmmm ......
and here I thought quinn was an honest guy. Look who he's hanging with.
I hope it was because no one else was available.
blago... 3 words for you...
witness protection program
Blago. today you were thrown to the dogs by your supposed allies,
do us a big favor and cooperate with Fitz.......come out on top of this.
1/29/2009 06:20:00 PM
I bet even if Blago wants to talk, nothing will happen. All investigations which lead to ANYONE in the "democratic machine" of Chicago which basically got Obama into office will be stopped by the Department of Justice.
Daley Sr. got Kennedy in and Daley Jr got Obama in. It sucks but thats the way it is.
"Question ? If Lisa Madigan is the highest ranking law enforcement officer in the state, why did not she and her office launch their own investigation of the governor?
Come to think of it, why hasn't she or her office launch any investigations of any of the corruption going on in this state, and city?
1/29/2009 09:58:00 PM"
She'd have to start with her daddy.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The proposed tax increase would only affect those with incomes greater than $250,000.00 a year. Leaves me out.
1/29/2009 11:44:00 PM
Wrong. Taxes, in any form, are always passed down to the lowest denominator. That's you and me or those that work for a living. How does raising State income or sales taxes leave you out? Don't kid yourself, it means less for you and more handouts to those that do not work.It's called socialism and we are all going to get a big fat dose of it from this State and the Feds. The new Governor is just better at acting than the old, they are all the same. All we saw here today was Swine eating the flesh of one of their own.
The Croatian community is not happy. Their illustrious rep has been removed.
1/29/2009 11:09:00 PM
Since Blagojevich is Serbian, I doubt that they'll care.
Rod got screwed for not playing ball.
Quinn is a nutcase.
Lisa no way no how.
I hope Mark Kirk runs.
Tax and Spend, Tax and Spend.
The Democratic Party chant.
If only they spent the revenue derived from the tax increases on the immediate budget problems.
But, they don't. New money equals new social programs. Not balancing the books on the ones in place. Same retarded shit, over and over again.
There are 41 states in which residents pay state income tax. OF THE STATES THAT HAVE STATE INCOME TAX - ILLINOIS IS THE LOWEST!!! Raise the state income tax - finance pensions, provide propoerty tax relieve, properly fund schools, etc. P.S. - My children go to Catholic schools. However, funding of public education is paramount. Illinois ranks 49th in funding public education.
Quinn is hard line leftest. The fuck stick saying give him a chance is another cook county moron voter. Oh mommy and daddy always told me to vote democrat.
The Republican party could/should begin to retake dominate the national political scene right here in Illinois. Its ready for the taking.
Come on ladies and gentleman lets get started and stop the madigan for gov express.
he was also selling the " constitutional convention" which then the would mess with your pensions. watch this clown
1/29/2009 11:39:00 PM
VERY TRUE....He was on WBBM RADIO , I believe the Sunday before the election, very much in favor of the Con-Con!!!
Tax increases, even those affecting the rich (over $250k) are detrimental. When you tax the poor, it's not fair. When you tax the middle class, you are jeopardizing your workforce. When you tax the rich, where's the incentive to do business? When you tax those approaching the threshold of 250k, what's their incentive to achieve more and keep reinvesting?
In short, taxes suck. Daley/Quinn have never heard of the Laffer Curve - no Democrat has.
There are some things government can do, but won't.
1) Cut their salaries - esp the big 6-figure incomes. They are public servants, remember?
2) Unpaid furlough days.
3) Slash aldermanic districts by half.
4) Stop paying out lawsuit rewards/settlements.
5) Stop or limit welfare programs. It'd be cheaper to hire an investigative team and cut off the leaches, find the people out of work jobs or job training. I'd rather be paying to teach Pookie how to dig a ditch than pay for his booze and smokes. If he doesn't want to work, he can starve.
6) Give up on the olympics, and pretty projects like flower boxes. Offer to make a sign honoring the business that sponsors the gardening in the flower pots - a lot cheaper than paying for landscapers year round.
7) No more take-home cars for city workers unless their job justifies the need for one (city clerk? No way).
8) CPS needs an overhaul. If there was ever a definition of "waste" they are it. They buy shit just for the sake of buying it, then never use it. If animal kids don't want to learn, don't teach them. You can't force stupid people to get a clue, and it shouldn't be an educator's job anyway. Let the parents do it. If they don't want to, they have only themselves to blame. Poverty is a mindset, and it's not anyone's job to help these people. The tools are there, they'd rather just march and complain.
9) Legalize CCW for law-abiding citizens. That'll take the pressure off of you guys, and make a little money on the side for licensing. I'd totally pay $100/year to defend myself with lethal force if necessary.
10) Get rid of gun registration. Pointless waste of money and an infringement of rights. I'd like to know just how many "crimes" this database has solved - any takers?
"I just love how some of you Rush Limbaugh and Fox News types assign all of the blame to the Democrats. Don't you get it? It's the entire system (including Democrats AND Republicans). "
The reason we blame Dems in Illinois is because there AREN'T any Republicans in office.
Let's look at Dem-run cities shall we? Chicago, Detroit, New York, LA. Sparkling QOL there, eh?
There is no better time than right now for Rod Blagojevich to do himself and his family a favor and cut a deal with Federal prosecutors.
The stuff he could tell them has to be fantastic!
Maybe rod could do what Chicago voters could not, bring down the little big man, Shortshanks himself, Mayor Richard M. Daley!
Oh jeez, I get a woody just thinking about the possibility! I sure hope Rod does the right thing and starts singing, soon!
What is going on? Madigans down state? Gov. Lisa? There is no end to this nepotism! Father, son, husband, wife, father, daughter, on and on!There ought to be a law against all this 21st Century "family affairs! the normal person will never have a chance when the sibling is guided, steered, maneuvered, slipped in, and finally after the parent has "milked the system dry" he sneaks (appoints) his child into his seat, position, or Board of Director's spot to continue the "milking!" Are we all blind?
Lisa Madigan is nothing but an extension of the Chicago democratic machine of Richie, Michael Madigan and the rest of them you are always complaining about.
amen. vote against both the madigans. pure evil.
If you don't vote Republican in the next election you are a fucking moron!!!!!!!!!
"There is no end to this nepotism! Father, son, husband, wife, father, daughter, on and on!There ought to be a law against all this 21st Century "family affairs!"
YOU'VE JUST DESCRIBED THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT& THE PRIME REASON IT'S SO F'D UP!! THANK YOU
"I just love how some of you Rush Limbaugh and Fox News types assign all of the blame to the Democrats. Don't you get it? It's the entire system (including Democrats AND Republicans). "
The reason we blame Dems in Illinois is because there AREN'T any Republicans in office.
Let's look at Dem-run cities shall we? Chicago, Detroit, New York, LA. Sparkling QOL there, eh?
1/30/2009 06:48:00 AM
Most major cities go democratic because of the support for and of union and other blue collar workers. Ours just happens to give the short end of the stick to police, you can thank a lazy FOP working with Shortshanks for that. Bloomberg is an independent. Do some research before you just repeat what someone else told you.
-Not a Democrat
mark my words! Huberman will be our next superintendent
Senator Frank on WGN tv interview. " No other politician in Illinois takes payoffs or bribes" who are u crapin'?
great. instead of cutting spending, he will raise taxes. maybe Blago was right when he claimed the whole reason for his impeachment was so the democrats could raise taxes.
1ST THING QUINN WANTS TO DO IS TAKE DOWN SIGNS!
COST 50K
I SWEAR BETWEEN LUBERMAN , J-FED AND BLAGO WITH A SPRINKLE OF STUTTERING PRICK I FEEL TRAPPED IN CHICAGO!
CAN EVEN THE GREAT OBAMA SAVE ME!
MAYBE CHICAGO SHOULD ASK 4 SUM CASH TO HIRE POLICE OFFICER.
THE WE COULD GO TO ALL THE BOYS CLUBS AND RECRUIT 14 YEAR OLD TO PATROL DA STREETS!
There are 41 states in which residents pay state income tax. OF THE STATES THAT HAVE STATE INCOME TAX - ILLINOIS IS THE LOWEST!!! Raise the state income tax - finance pensions, provide propoerty tax relieve, properly fund schools, etc. P.S. - My children go to Catholic schools. However, funding of public education is paramount. Illinois ranks 49th in funding public education.
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Why do we need to raise taxes on working people to fix these problems? Why don't we reform welfare and use the billions of dollars we would save instead? Why do the working members of society have to pay more to support people that REFUSE to work and live as irresponsibly as humanly possible? Lastly why don't we hold parents accountable for their children's education? Do you really think funneling more money into Manley for example would make a difference?
Hey, guys, just like the last fifty - sixty years, keep electing the same party year after year and scratch your f***ing heads when they turn out corrupt. How many times do you have to be hit in the head with the clue bat to stop voting demorat? Yeah, that's what I thought another fifty years. Try voting ALL of them out.
BLAGO + REZKO = OBAMA
When lisa gets in GOD help us! Her and her daddy mike will screw as all even faster than quinn will! Quinn is the puppet mike madigan is pulling the idiots strings until lisa gets in!
Anonymous said...
Blago. today you were thrown to the dogs by your supposed allies,
do us a big favor and cooperate with Fitz.......come out on top of this.
1/29/2009 06:20:00 PM
I agree watching all the self serving bastards talk about blago,they all did the same shit who are the crooks kidding! Another reason for a boston tea party rebellion!
The closest thing to a real Republican that Illinois has had in the last 40 years was Senator Peter Fitzgerald.
Ironically, both the Dems and Republicans in Illinois turned on him because he was straight laced.
Illinois has only one party, "The Party of Corruption"
Mark Kirk is not a Republican, he is as liberal as most Democrats. Mark Kirk will never get my vote.
Mark Kirk = R.I.N.O.
Dear Mr. or Mrs/Ms. 1/30/2009 06:27:00 AM
You, Sir or Ma'am are my kind of conservative.
Anonymous said...
Those dems are really working out for us huh?
1/29/2009 07:29:00 PM
PLEASE STFU, MORON ! ! !
Democrats, Republicans, they are all cut from the same cloth !
Blustering against the actions of the other party ! WHY ?
Because one or the other is in a better position to steal from us now ?
I'm so tired of this crap ! And the sheep just keep getting in line saying "My guy should be elected because he's better than your guy".
BULLSHIT ! ! ! A thief, is a thief, is a thief ! Elephant or donkey or a goddamn YAK for that matter... THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT ! ! !
OFF TOPIC: Does anyone out there know if merit promotions on the CPD, which is presently at 30%, has ever been challenged in court? Doesn't this violate the Shakman Decree? It seems like every time our contract is up Daley is clamoring to increase it by 10%. How come no one ever investigates this bullshit?
1/29/2009 07:12:00 PM
Well....you're someone, why don't you investigate it?
Anonymous said...
We need to get Jim Edgar to run again. Although a moderate republican on some social issues, he was a fiscally conservative governor. And the best part is Daley hates him immensely because he constantly said "no" when Daley wanted more and more state money.
1/30/2009 12:28:00 AM
Why would this nice, wealthy, happily retired guy want to jump back into the fray of partisan politics... when you retire and start getting your pension, you think you'd want to jump back into a beat car and patrol the west side ? I don't think so !
im getting tired of sacraficing. i ve been burned at the stake. hey assholes...YOU MISMANAGED AND WASTED OUR MONEY. YOU HAVE CREATED THIS ATMOSPHERE.why dont you ask the ''citizens'' or non citizens to pitch in a little ....before you empty my pockets? anyone who votes for these pols should be declared brain dead!
Anonymous said...
His body guard detail should not have been lifted so quickly.
1/29/2009 11:06:00 PM
Give him a call... they are looking for volunteers
...funding of public education is paramount. Illinois ranks 49th in funding public education.
1/30/2009 04:35:00 AM
GEE ! Wasn't THAT where all the lottery money was supposed to go ?
I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin' ! ! !
VOTE FOR GOP STATE SEN TOM CROSS FOR GOV. PRO POLICE AND MILITARY.
Another crook P.O.S. now running the State of Smellin-ois. And an Irish POS at that. Just like its been planned.
Anonymous said...
The Republican party could/should begin to retake dominate the national political scene right here in Illinois. Its ready for the taking.
Come on ladies and gentleman lets get started and stop the madigan for gov express.
1/30/2009 05:48:00 AM
PLEASE STFU, MORON ! ! !
Democrats, Republicans, they are all cut from the same cloth !
Blustering against the actions of the other party ! WHY ?
Because one or the other is in a better position to steal from us now ?
I'm so tired of this crap ! And the sheep just keep getting in line saying "My guy should be elected because he's better than your guy".
BULLSHIT ! ! ! A thief, is a thief, is a thief ! Elephant or donkey or a goddamn YAK for that matter... THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT ! ! !
Illinois Republican Governor George Ryan in Penitentiary. Illinois Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich, indicted, impeached and likely to be imprisoned.
YEAH, RIGHT ! HURRAY FOR OUR SIDE !
The Croation community is not upset beleive me. You should hear the talk at the lodge. This gov was a self serving prick that marriede a self serving ho
...Maybe rod could do what Chicago voters could not, bring down the little big man, Shortshanks himself, Mayor Richard M. Daley!...
1/30/2009 07:04:00 AM
Yeah, right ! It could happen !
And 'Shanks is so worried about it that he TAUNTS the ex-gov in the national media and calls him "CUCKOO" !
"10) Get rid of gun registration. Pointless waste of money and an infringement of rights. I'd like to know just how many "crimes" this database has solved - any takers?
1/30/2009 06:27:00 AM"
Three.
of course he has to raise taxes-- who is going to support the 20 year old with 5 children by 5 different dadies who are all in prison-- they can't starve or freeze to death-- so we pay for her housing,medical,heat, pampers, etc... like shoveling money into a firepit-- suck and fuck all day long and the dumb suckers who go to work everyday pay for it.
w.t.f. between king richard,the toddler,the new gov and that jagoff rostinkowsi(spelling?)and all the liberal pukes in washington,we will never be able to retire
"The Croatian community is not happy. Their illustrious rep has been removed."
Blago is Serbian, not Croatian. Croats and Serbs have hated and killed each other for centuries. Croatians are celebrating Blagojevich's departure.
Question ? If Lisa Madigan is the highest ranking law enforcement officer in the state, why did not she and her office launch their own investigation of the governor?
Come to think of it, why hasn't she or her office launch any investigations of any of the corruption going on in this state, and city?
because they handed it off to the Feds, mr. Trained observer- hey do you work in 3?
ROD GETS THE SHAFT!!!
Now watch Quinn tax our pensions.
If that happens they should all be strung up to the lamp posts outside the capitol.
Strange isn't it, but isn't the general opinion of our own government getting closer and closer to that of what bin laden has been saying all along?
Notwithstanding killing innocent folk of course, but I believe bin jagoff has the same opinion of the US government that we're all starting to think these days.
Such a shame
Everyone wanted Cline out and look what we got stuck with. Now Blago gone and we get Quinn. Looks like a lose lose. Democrats suck!
1/29/2009 09:33:00 PM
Dear Moronic Democrat,
Let us look at states that are run by Republicans; Texas, Utah, Vermont, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Minnesota, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Connecticut, California, Alabama, Alaska, and Arizona. These States are actually nice, I have been to them even recently, read about the sales taxes, property taxes, and State income taxes they are surprisingly the lowest in the Nation (Minus the Retards in California). I know you are probably a political genius like every other idiot that votes Democrat. The Dems, if you haven't figured this out yet, are for giving the poor everything. Screw the poor, I could care less, I work...and before I was the police I worked harder. The government didn't help me, even when I asked....I was told by the lady at the desk I was the wrong skin color. (For all you morons out there that skin color would be WHITE) 11 of those states I am currently looking into lateral transfers for Law Enforcement due to the fact that the DEMOCRAT mayor can't get us safe equipment (vehicles) taxes the shit out of me whether it be the $75-$150 City Sticker, Bottled water tax, parking rates, the fact that the DEMOCRAT County President continues to strong arm me for property taxes even though I receive NOT ONE service from the County, and the fact that another DEMOCRAT Governor is going to strong arm me for more of my hard earned money, and the now DEMOCRAT President is going to raise my Income tax to help the Fucking Useless non taxpaying, should be hunted (open season until the population drops to an acceptable number) illegal aliens, and to help pay for the ACORN to give more money to the residents of Englewood, Gresham, and every other shitball ghetto in this City once again while the people that actually contribute to society by working, paying taxes, not sucking off of social security, and not stealing the precious air that I and my family breathes...gets more shit handed to them. So keep on voting Democrat, moron, keep on saying us Rush Limbaugh types and so on. Do I listen to Rush? Occasionally, but after I actually Honorably served my Country (which I am sure you didn't) I realized just how retarded the Democrats where when that useless piece of shit Clinton came into Power. So, I am sure you also work in some yuppie district and go to work in your perfectly pressed uniform wearing your little Yuppie Square glasses, and tell everyone how great it is and about the war stories that you have earned over the years (like the time the guy ran from your for pissing on the public way) or you are just another mutt in a uniform that drives your $70000 SUV, that of course is financed for 70% over 40 years, while you live in the Ghetto, using the cop on a block program to once again have a crutch to pay for a place, not caring what schools your 10 kids go to or the fact that your neighbor (who you are probably best friends with) is selling dope or shooting off of his front porch every night. So don't tell me that the only difference that I as a republican I see is guns abortion and what ever other cock a mamie bullshit you pulled out of your ass. While on the subject of Guns, I think everyone that isn't a convicted felon (so 90% of the ghetto is out even though they own them anyways) should own guns. Seeing that the invading hordes that live on the west side, the southside and are scattered about the north side, are always looking for a hand out you may catch them trying to break into your house, rob or rape your wife, kidnap your kids or whatever else they try to do, one should have the right to defend themselves. Next time go do your homework.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
"I just love how some of you Rush Limbaugh and Fox News types assign all of the blame to the Democrats. Don't you get it? It's the entire system (including Democrats AND Republicans). "
The reason we blame Dems in Illinois is because there AREN'T any Republicans in office.
Let's look at Dem-run cities shall we? Chicago, Detroit, New York, LA. Sparkling QOL there, eh?
1/30/2009 06:48:00 AM
So according to your own theory, the last eight years with Republican control, our country was experienced wonderful economic success right? According to your logic, Democrats are bad and Republicans are good, right? God, you look at a complex issue and you boil it down to a dichotomy!
1/30/2009 06:30:00 PM
I agree with your sentiments but please use the proper sentence structure and paragraph formatting. It really makes it hard to read and it demeans your viewpoint.
"1/30/2009 06:30:00 PM"
In case you hadn't noticed, there are no laws prohibiting paragraph breaks.
And paragraph breaks are also not restricted by law to when you've completely finished a specific thought you are trying to coherently express.
In fact, if your posting is an expression of your intent, and/or desire, to share your thoughts with others, your comment of over 600+ words could have been rendered much more reader friendly, had you broken it into, say, 5 - 6 paragraphs.
As it appears, being practically one, 600+ word long sentence, it reminded me of trying to read the ingredients listing on a box of cookies.
A generous use of the 'enter' key will assist you in posting a comment that is much more likely to be read in it's entirety.
"because they handed it off to the Feds, mr. Trained observer- hey do you work in 3?
1/30/2009 04:36:00 PM"
Does that include her aggressive investigations into the criminal activities of the daley/madigan crime families?
Anonymous said...
The Croatian community is not happy. Their illustrious rep has been removed.
1/29/2009 11:09:00 PM
_______________________
Bio je Srbin. Nemojte vrijeđati Hrvate. Tu je razlika.
1/30/2009 12:51:00 AM
Man. Just that quick. Like throwing gasoline on a fire. The slivovica drunks are already sandbagging the entrance at the Croatian Cultural Center over on Devon, getting out their old fatigue jackets...you do not mess with the Janitor's Union. No way.
You guys are going to start another Balkan war here.
Pazi! Snajpr!
To 9:56 pm
Well thank U very much for the info on salt lake city. Used to do a lot of hunting in Utah years ago.
Haven't been back there in years, but had hopes to retire to the salt lake city area. (wife wants to be near a major city.)
Of course I wouldn't have retired there blindly, but thanks for the info. Now I can just figure out somewhere else to go
all together.
I'd there anywhere left? Utah has been infiltrated. It's over.
Blago was Railroaded. All a Scam for the dumb-assed Irish to get in, and foul things up even more than they already are.
1/29/2009 06:28:00 PM
watsch yer brogue en tawk nyce!! - you will then make it!
What a prize we now have for governor. In office less than 24 hours and already talking tax increases.
Not a word about cutting spending.
And the news media is all agush about the 5 top elected state officials all together for the first time since 2002. Like jackals.
In a few months Blago wont look so bad....
Go to Idaho or Maine, both beautiful states. There is an orchestrated liberal agenda to destroy that though. They have placed thousands of Somali refugees in Portland,Me. This is intentional, do the demographic research and low at the crime rates in both of those places. They are also extremely pretty and have awesome outdoor recreation.
Even Omaha,Nebraska is fucked up, half illegal alien now. Rural areas are as bad as urban areas in America now, people don't realize that we have been invaded.
Hey man, leave the croats out of this. Those damn serbs still owe us money for the goats.
Anonymous said...
Great...kick out one thief and another one takes his place. Everyone was all up in arms about throwing out Blago. The only difference between him and Quinn is that Blago was stupid enough to get caught.
1/29/2009 11:01:00 PM
You forgot one major point...it's easier for the unwashed masses to pronounce and spell Quinn than it is to pronounce and spell Blgoy...Blagov...Blagojo...Blagojevich....See?
Fuck it then. I'll go to Mexico. Not!!
FEMA CAMPS ON YOUTUBE-THIS IS HOW OUT GOVT. WILL HANDLE THE NEXT DOMESTIC PROBLEMS.
"Haven't been back there in years, but had hopes to retire to the salt lake city area. (wife wants to be near a major city.)"
Salt Lake City has a Major Gang Problem with Samoan Mormons.
Ruthless& Sociopathic. The Good Mormon Elders refuse to recognize the problem, guess they're still waiting word for guidance from Joseph Smith as to deal with Predatory Thugs amongst their flock?
Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice . . . you don’t. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own, and control the corporations. They’ve long since bought, and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear. They got you by the balls. They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying . . . lobbying, to get what they want . . . Well, we know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for everybody else, but I’ll tell you what they don’t want . . . they don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that . . . that doesn’t help them. That’s against their interests. That’s right. They don’t want people who are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table and think about how badly they’re getting fucked by a system that threw them overboard 30 fuckin' years ago. They don’t want that. You know what they want? They want obedient workers . . . Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shittier jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime and vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go to collect it, and now they’re coming for your Social Security money. They want your fuckin' retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street, and you know something? They’ll get it . . . they’ll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this fuckin' place. It’s a big club and you ain't in it. You and I are not in The big club. By the way, it’s the same big club they use to beat you over the head with all day long when they tell you what to believe. All day long beating you over the head with their media telling you what to believe, what to think and what to buy. The table has tilted folks. The game is rigged and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. Good honest hard-working people . . . white collar, blue collar it doesn’t matter what color shirt you have on. Good honest hard-working people continue, these are people of modest means . . . continue to elect these rich cocksuckers who don’t give a fuck about you. They don’t give a fuck about you . . . they don’t give a fuck about you. They don’t care about you at all . . . at all . . . at all, and nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. That’s what the owners count on. The fact that Americans will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white and blue dick that’s being jammed up their assholes everyday, because the owners of this country know the truth. It’s called the American Dream cause you have to be asleep to believe it . . .”
George Carlin RIP
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Minnesota, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Connecticut, California, Alabama, Alaska, and Arizona.
Texas=No State Income tax -state held up by the old companies....
Utah=5%
Vermont=3.5 to 9.5
Rhode Island=25% of federal tax liability
South Carolina=0 to 7%
South Dakota=No State income tax
North Dakota=2.1 to 5.54%
Nebraska = 2.56 to 6.84%
Nevada No State Income (Gaming holding this state up)
Minnesota 5.35 - 7.85%
Mississippi 3 to 5 %
Louisiana 2.0 to 6.0%
Indiana 3.4 %
Florida No State Income Tax (Tourist inductry holding them up)
Georgia 1 to 6 %
Hawaii 1.4 to 8.25%
Idaho 1.6 to 7.8 %
Connecticut 3 to 5 %
California 2 to 9.3%
Alabama 2 to 5 %
Alaska No State Income Tax (Oil Industry again)
Arizona 2.59 to 4.54
(Source:http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/ind_inc.html)
So most of these states charge more for taxes or are propped up by an industry that takes the burden off the citizen.
Everyone wants something for nothing-good infrastructure will cost money the same way good schools and hospitals do. I wouldn't object to a tax increase as long as it's going to what it's supposed to instead of lining some politician's pocket.
Just be glad you're not in Wisconsin- 11%!
>>>"1/30/2009 06:30:00 PM"
In case you hadn't noticed, there are no laws prohibiting paragraph breaks.<<<
Daley announces new contract for company to issue automatic citations on paragraph breaks.
It's all about the money.
Damn! That just cost me $90.00!!
>>>"10) Get rid of gun registration. Pointless waste of money and an infringement of rights. I'd like to know just how many "crimes" this database has solved - any takers?<<<
Gun registration is a money maker. Why is it that it is still using forms and photos and not computer imputs. To keep the money flowing in, not out.
Maybe a few guns recovered and turned over to their rightful owners, a few who were stupid or too enraged to used some other than what was registered to them.
ot what's up with our contract
20 months no contract
fop let's push the city to settle
we're doing the job short about 1,000 officers
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