Quinn Hears the Screaming
Realizing he was leading his party down the road to ruin, Governor Quinn retreated from his tax hike proposals...but only until November:
- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is putting aside his call for an income tax increase until November.
In an interview Friday with The Associated Press, Quinn said he now wants to pass a state budget with significant spending cuts. Then in November, he would ask lawmakers to choose between balancing the budget by cutting even further or by raising taxes.
Too bad this isn't an election year. But we'll see if the voters have long memories.
Labels: state politics
posted by SCC at 12:34 AM
49 Comments:
The voters NEVER have long memories.
Memories will be long and hard on both sides of the aisles. I sure hope the assholes enjoy private sector work.
Off topic--has anyone see the new 'commonder' application packet being distributed by the WEISel? It's just too funny.
Apparently, the High Command is looking for a few good men (and women) who possess those leadership traits that are for the most part lacking in all of the present Deputy Supts. I don't think WEISel has any of them either.
democrat strato: cut needed services, keep feeding the pork projects and tax all those nasty ''rich people'' that make 50k a year. dear barry and gov/ fellow travlers socialism failed...look it up!
If Republicans ditched the judgemental, bible-thumping creationists and returned focus to small government, they would gain more votes than they'd lose.
Saw this on ISPeeved: "The Not so Mighty Quinn"
Credit where it is due.....LMAO
Detroit public school system is contemplating bankruptcy. There goes all contracts with employees and pension rights.
One day it may happen in Chicago or even Illinois.
I would not worry about the retro too much.
Quinn will not be satisfied until the productive members of our state pays higher income taxes. All he wants to do is to re-distribute the wealth, so the ghetto dwellers will vote for him next election.
(OT) http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/71660.html
Fireman does the right thing and now the dumocrats attack him! WTF!! SOTOMAYOR!
Anonymous said...
Off topic--has anyone see the new 'commonder' application packet being distributed by the WEISel? It's just too funny.
Apparently, the High Command is looking for a few good men (and women) who possess those leadership traits that are for the most part lacking in all of the present Deputy Supts. I don't think WEISel has any of them either.
7/11/2009 02:16:00 AM
I am a hard working blue shirt, with people skills and know how to back up coppers can I apply? What is the criteria? Blowing alderscum? the envelope please?
Anonymous said...
Detroit public school system is contemplating bankruptcy. There goes all contracts with employees and pension rights.
One day it may happen in Chicago or even Illinois.
I would not worry about the retro too much.
7/11/2009 07:34:00 AM
We will be bankrupt thanks to the criminal enterprise that operates open and notorious DALEYINC..
7:34, I'm glad that someone else caught that about the Detroit public schools.
Mish Shedlock posts things like that on his blog from time to time. For what its worth, a California-based Federal bankruptcy judge or magistrate just approved abrogating union contracts and/or pension benefits for a municipality there a few months ago. It was apparently a case of first impression, but it sets a precedent.
The list is growing longer, and it doesn't seem like there is any way for Obama or Bernanke or anyone else to bail out every state and city in this country.
On another note, CIT just hired bankruptcy attorneys. CIT provides the financing for 1 million small and mid-size companies. If financing goes for the small and mid-size businesses in America, this country as we know it is done for.
Quinn will not be satisfied until the productive members of our state pays higher income taxes. All he wants to do is to re-distribute the wealth, so the ghetto dwellers will vote for him next election.
7/11/2009 09:17:00 AM
So true. Remember where he went looking for support? That's right, the Rev-runds. Who came down to Springfield to support him with those stupid signs that said, "Raise taxes"? That's right. The usual suspects. Pathetic.
Yes, we have a "moral obligation" to pay for all of those free loaders so that they can elect him.
Word through the grapevine is that Lt Garrido is very upset with all the negative posts he's recieved on the blog. I'll give the guy credit, he's moved up on the food chain pretty fast in this department. The funny thing about John is how smart he is politically in some aspects and very dumb in others. A couple of years ago, he brought his three little dogs with him to St. Judes. Boy, did that piss a lot of bosses off! here he is standing with all his other fellow Lieutenants and he's got his dogs pissing and shitting all over the place. He's not a bad guy though. Could someone please clarify from an earlier post about him having ties with Ray Suarez, or is that just some typical made up b.s. like usual?
Seems to me equal pain across all departments of state government is the most fair.
Something like a progressive 5-10% reduction in across the board spending calibrated to the rate of increase In department spending over the last 5 years. That way fat inefficent departments have spending reduced by 10% and efficent departments have a 5% reduction. More dillegence should go in to the size of the reductions dept. by dept. This is a starting point.
The state budget is about 86 Billion. Under the above scenario the state should be able to save 6 Billion.
Many departments have obscene salary costs, for example the Department of Human Resources. County by county you have people in those departments making 250-300K per year. That"s insane.
As a citizen, I can see Quinn need not layoff any essential frontline public safety sector employees like Police, Fire, Dept. Of Corrections. All he has to do is eliminate or reduce the obscene cost of overhead labor.
The obscene pension benefits of non first responders, govtt office workers, bus drivers, etc is another factor why every 5 years as more and more state employees retire, the state budget gap is going to grow.
Eventually the shits going to hit the fan becaus taxpayers are getting more and more fed up supporting annual increases for salaries and pensions of overpaid state workers.
Quinn had a opportunity to do some thing. Now he is showing himself to be just another bullshit politico maintaining the status quo.
Buck Naked
- not a cop
Anonymous said...
If Republicans ditched the judgemental, bible-thumping creationists and returned focus to small government, they would gain more votes than they'd lose.
7/11/2009 05:55:00 AM
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They never stopped focusing on small government, but the left places too much emphasis on the points you mention, screaming about it in every outlet while they secretly raise taxes and expand government.
Either way I'd rather have a judgemental, bible-thumping creationist than a liberal, atheist, evolutionist in office. One raises taxes, the other doesn't. The rest is semantics.
My memory has nothing to do with the fact that I'll never vote democRAT.
The only people really bitching about the cuts in spending are those who don't pay taxes.
I saw a single mother on TV crying that she will lose the day care for her 5 kids. Here's a news flash, try not having 5 kids.
I am sick of supporting those who don't want to work and just want to sit back and collect a check from the state.
I heard from a State Trooper buddy of mine, as of the next pay period, all troopers (and State Employees) will be paid minimum wage as part of Quinn's budget.
And to think that we are pissed her on the CPD!
Always taxing the workers. Take away the public aide from those who can work. There are 5 generations of people on it! IF not taken away, then make them WORK for it. Clean the streets, the graffitti, etc!
I am sick of getting high taxes placed on me cuz I work!!!!
Can't wait to get out of this city/state!
FUCK HIM TOO.
OT: Last night I was half asleep and I heard a guy on WGN. I think he was taking Nick DiGuigo's place. He was ranting and raving about Daley being a crook and how it seems he never knows about the crooked stuff going on even when it's his nephew and son.
I don't know what time this was or who he was but it sounded like everything you read about on here.
I wish I knew who he was and he would be on more often. Did anyone else hear him?
QUINN, another Irish Democrat hypocrite bum. Throw this guy out at first opportunity. VOTE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN!
Instead of raises income tax "yet again" and continually taking more and more of my hard earned money how about raises sales tax on items such as: grape pop, old english beer, maddog, flamn hot cheeto's and while we're at it make "the piss test" a mandatory requirment for each and every "fine citizen" of this fucked up city that collects SSI, received public aid, food stamps (now debit card) or lives section 8. If they fail, adios - get the fuck out of the city and don't let the door hit you on the way out.
"Last night I was half asleep and I heard a guy on WGN. I think he was taking Nick DiGuigo's place. He was ranting and raving about Daley being a crook and how it seems he never knows about the crooked stuff going on even when it's his nephew and son."
Jerry Agar - He used to be on WLS until they replaced him with mancow.
7/11/2009 11:24:00 AM
It was just one dog and he wasn't with his fellow lt's; he was with 25. You can see the picture on his facebook page.
No connection to Suarez at all.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
If Republicans ditched the judgemental, bible-thumping creationists and returned focus to small government, they would gain more votes than they'd lose.
7/11/2009 05:55:00 AM
Wrong about the creationist part in my opinion. That is precisely why we are in this mess. The country is moving away from G-D.
Our Declaration of Independence states that we are endowed with unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness by our CREATOR. We get these rights from G-D, not the government.
I agree with you about the small government part. Ronald Reagan mentioned something to the effect that the scariest words you can hear are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help"
Let people keep more of their paychecks instead of taxing them to death and using their money to support the dead weight who produce nothing but take much in the way of services. I am all for helping the truly needy, but most of the money taken from us in taxes goes to people who game the system and never intend to become productive citizens. I think they are killing the goose that lays the golden egg, (taxpayers).
The Republicans need to stop trying to court the Hispanic vote by saying they are in favor of legalizing illegals already here, and close the borders. The Republicans alienate their base by doing this, the Hispanics vote Democratic anyway, so its not like they are losing voters from that bloc.
If the Republicans start to act like Republicans, in the Reagan mold, instead of Democratic lite R.I.N.O.S.(Republican in name only), They would start to win elections again.
I remember when Garrido emailed all the exempts about some court decision. Only problem was he was wrong about the decision. He pissed alot of people off with that one.
In reference to Lt. Garrido, the guy that would probably know if Garrido is connected to Ray Suarez is Lt. Sal Avila of 013, the former Commander of 025. He is the guy that was party to a world class backstabbing of former 025 tac Lt. Tom Clark.
He's not a bad guy though. Could someone please clarify from an earlier post about him having ties with Ray Suarez, or is that just some typical made up b.s. like usual?
7/11/2009 11:24:00 AM
John may be a lot of things, but connected to ANY Alderscum, especially Suarez, he is NOT! He's also NOT HDO, or LAPA, so we can end that crap right now too.
The fact that he's a loud and proud Republican should have cleared that stuff up already!
People on this blog keep saying to stop voting Democrat, yet here we have a Republican and many of you would rather tear him down with rumor and straight out BULLSHIT than show support. Figures...
Why not drug tests for anyone on welfare and Section 8 parasites. Piss hot and your out on the street.
Anonymous said...
Off topic--has anyone see the new 'commonder' application packet being distributed by the WEISel? It's just too funny.
Apparently, the High Command is looking for a few good men (and women) who possess those leadership traits that are for the most part lacking in all of the present Deputy Supts. I don't think WEISel has any of them either.
This is the brain-child of our new civilian Director of Personnel Ladner, it's all nonsense, but this is what happened when you keep civilianizing the Department...
QUINN, another Irish Democrat hypocrite bum. Throw this guy out at first opportunity. VOTE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN!
It has nothing to do with his ethnicity and everything to do with his political affiliation..
Quinn is just more of the same. Pretty tired of politicians who threaten and bully the public just so they can take more of our cash. Daley bullies city workers and citizens by selling stuff off that we end up having to pay more for. People threatened with losing their jobs. Now this idiot threatening us with letting out criminals unless he gets his way. These guys ought to wise up and become real men and leaders and not overpaid bullies.
Signed, a fed up citizen
The DEMS will put off the vote on raising taxes until they know if they have a challenger in the primary. This is just BS they want to raise taxes on people who work to give more and more to all those that refuse to work. Keepvoting DEM we can afford more and more taxes every year.
(OT) Our leader in 051 JJ is back hey girl "just bring it"! Can you dig it sucka! It is time for you fly, you know leave!
Either way I'd rather have a judgemental, bible-thumping creationist than a liberal, atheist, evolutionist in office. One raises taxes, the other doesn't. The rest is semantics.
7/11/2009 11:52:00 AM
This is a very important point that must be brought up. Those bible thumping hypocrites are the ones that ruined the Republican party for the rest of us. If we could get rid of them, or get some distance from them, we could take back the party.
Common sense is going to take over soon. People are tired of the bullshit.
I'm going to quit this job and get me some state assistance. The state takes better care of them than working folks.
Anonymous said...
(OT) Our leader in 051 JJ is back hey girl "just bring it"! Can you dig it sucka! It is time for you fly, you know leave!
7/11/2009 07:50:00 PM
I second that, come on commander time to make a move! "can you hear us now"! SPAR me no SPAR you!
call your alder-person, and state rep. and demand drug testing for social services. Especially if you are a regular (income, property, small business) tax payer. if they insist on giving the money away, then we should all demand to know something regarding the character of who it is being given to.
Either way I'd rather have a judgemental, bible-thumping creationist than a liberal, atheist, evolutionist in office. One raises taxes, the other doesn't. The rest is semantics.
7/11/2009 11:52:00 AM
i rather have an atheist, evolutionist. not everyone always believes the bullshit they're fed as a CHILD.
They are going to HAVE to raise taxes soon. Doesn't matter whose there. Dem or Repub. Stroger didn't have to but he's not dem or repub. He's an extortionist. Daleys a mobster, Burkes a consigliore, Blagos a eastside thug, just like his bigmouth father in law, Rugais in the Joyce branch of the irish mafia. She'll steal the blue right outta yer eyes and smile while she does it. Stroger Jr. the black version of richie except stroger has issues with....you know. Banks is the black Rugai and the swedish restaurant owner alderman will withdraw his request to see the names of all PO's w/CR's because he has recently been shown paperwork by several of his constituents whereby ex's filed 20-30-40 CR's with the department citing brutality etc when these same officers were in fact in the aldermans restaurant or at sponsored events. This alderman will have a very long memory. Burkes wife is simply satan.
OK, never vote democrat. Vote republican. Mayor Daley thanks you for his job security so do Burkes body guards. All those fucks count on the fact that most of us/you were too busy fighting a war, raising kids, working two jobs, and paying mortgages to know what's up. I have been working at polling places since I was old enough to read a dead man's name on a poll sheet. I was driving senior citizens to the church basement and pulling drunks out of bed dressing them, walking them into the booth and helping their hands pull the levers when I still had a training bra on. But you're right, I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about. No one hates these walking mortal sins more than me. I have turned down three, yes three very good, financially profitable promotions and or moves. Why? Fuck these bitches. I'm with you. We are the cops, they are the robbers. Period. I don't need a mafioso to make my life for me. I had good parents. I came on this job legit when it was rough on woman and I did it. I did it. The men that helped me were real men. Truth tellers. Warriors. Fuck you, take your warriors and stick them up your ass. Who the hell came up with that. Dugan was a little kid wimp from the far southside seems like only yesterday. My god, what did they promise him. Must be holding his grandmother or his favorite designer hostage.
Billions in contsruction projects. Patch what needs to be patched and let tghe rest go
I remember when Garrido went to the meetings that J-Fed was holding with the supervisors. Garrido raised his hand and demanded to know why an Officer in 025 hadn't been indicted sooner. He was after that.
I think I will skip this one.
Follow the lead of California and Nevada.
Legalize gambling, prostitution and marijuana and TAX the bejesus out of it.
OT: Last night I was half asleep and I heard a guy on WGN. I think he was taking Nick DiGuigo's place. He was ranting and raving about Daley being a crook and how it seems he never knows about the crooked stuff going on even when it's his nephew and son.
I don't know what time this was or who he was but it sounded like everything you read about on here.
I wish I knew who he was and he would be on more often. Did anyone else hear him?
7/11/2009 01:36:00 PM
"Last night I was half asleep and I heard a guy on WGN. I think he was taking Nick DiGuigo's place. He was ranting and raving about Daley being a crook and how it seems he never knows about the crooked stuff going on even when it's his nephew and son."
Jerry Agar - He used to be on WLS until they replaced him with mancow.
7/11/2009 03:38:00 PM
It was Nick Digilio's show and believe it (or not) the guest host was none other than convicted felon and situational amnesiac Jimmy Laski, your former city clerk.
Jimmy Revisionist.
Take a look at this:
http://www.iapa-il.org/news/Chicago_1968.pdf
Off topic--has anyone see the new 'commonder' application packet being distributed by the WEISel? It's just too funny.
Apparently, the High Command is looking for a few good men (and women) who possess those leadership traits that are for the most part lacking in all of the present Deputy Supts. I don't think WEISel has any of them either.
This is the brain-child of our new civilian Director of Personnel Ladner, it's all nonsense, but this is what happened when you keep civilianizing the Department...
I remember when Garrido went to the meetings that J-Fed was holding with the supervisors. Garrido raised his hand and demanded to know why an Officer in 025 hadn't been indicted sooner. He was after that.
7/12/2009 08:20:00 AM
Yeah...that's exactly the way it happened. You hold a merit spot don't you?
To whomever is posting about the "informers," where are you getting this info? Is there a court or government site? Until such time as documentation is provided, we aren't dragging those names out there.
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