Quinn's Amazing Budget
You think this jackass just won an election and doesn't really care about the next four years?
- Gov. Pat Quinn today stressed the need for spending restraint during his annual budget speech today, but largely glossed over the details, instead focusing on voter-friendly ways to boost the economy and create jobs.
- The speech comes just weeks after Quinn won an income-tax increase to help stabilize the state's troubled finances, and includes $1.7 billion more in spending than last year, a point that drew sharp criticism from Republicans.
What the fuck??? Illinois' debt isn't going to come under control when Quinn is increasing spending by $1.7 billion over last year. It's basic economics. All the smoke is blowing away and the mirrors are cracked. The tax increases are going to remain permanent, businesses are going to flee the state and Illinois will join the rest of the rust belt as shadows of their former selves. This is what passes for leadership in Illinois.
Labels: un-fucking-believable
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
54 Comments:
The voters wanted him. Well now we are screwed. Vote any person who us involved in all this out. All 50 Alderman should be voted out for going along with selling the sky way and parking meters. Also for letting him close megs field that made money. Building that crazy Millennium park that cost the tax payers 130,000 pluss and the continued security. Why doesn't everone just vote them out. I'm voting against my alderman of the 11th ward.
He must keep a second set of books to show the IRS.
Seeing that the Cook County Jail vote provided Gov. Goofy with his winning margin, my question is when are the inmates going to get their own alderman? The new DemocRAT mantra should be: No incarceration without representation.
Are the corporations really paying this new state income tax or are they getting special tax breaks on the down-low under the guise that the corporations are creating the so-called much needed jobs?
Think about it.
For example how much in tax breaks was given to Boeing to move to Willis Tower in Chicago?
It just may be one big snow job meaning that the only people really footing the bill are the middle class suckers.
And did I hear right - SIXTEEN MILLION dollars to restore the Governor's mansion?
Couldn't they build a new one for a quarter of that price?
Better yet, since he doesn't live there (just like what he criticized Blago for), how about you fix the roof and defer the rest of the restoration until there's actually money to pay for it?
The DemocRATS have no shame or common sense. Unbelievably, they want to ding the American taxpayers $68,000,000 for a Ted Kennedy Museum. The building will not showcase, nor mention the Chappaquiddick bridge and the bravery he displayed after this pie-faced, bandy-legged, alcoholic sop dropped Mary Jo in the drink. It is recalled that "Unsteady Teddy" retreated to a motel to review his political future before he called the police. Backers of the project also want "The Happy Hour Hotel" to be built in close proximity to the museum. Rot in hell, Ted.
This bullshit tax increase was a perfect opportunity to turn this state around. Yes, it might have been painful but if it got us out of this mess I could understand it. Now with Quinn going on a spending spree it makes us all look like fools. These fooking Democrats don't know how to stop spending other people's money. At the very least I can sleep knowing that I didn't vote for this clown.
And who voted for this asshole? I hope you like your higher taxes, idiots. When he finally bankrupts the state, look yourselves in the mirror and say, "I helped to do this."
Fucking idiot democrats.
THAT MOTHERFUCKER !!!
I just did the math and my paycheck is short 56.00/112.00-mo/1,344.00-yr.
This is only the beginning.
AUSTERITY MEASURES.
We are soon to realize why they are rioting in other parts of the world.
We will see the worst of it.....and be expected to confront it.
I cant wait till I get laid off. Getting the fuck out of this state.
When an Illinois democrat gets more money they spend more money. It's so sad that we can't have a responsible business man running Illinois like the Gov. of Indiana, Mitch Daniels. Instead we have crooks that no nothing about business.
Illinois has delayed the borrowing of $4 billion dollars via a bond sale until next week I hear.
Here's some food for thought.
For every one percent increase in interest rates on that bond that the bond buyers demand it will cost the Illinois taxpayers $40 million dollars in interest.
Imagine what we could do with that interest payment if we were not borrowing and spending!
More importantly are the taxpayers just going to keep putting their trust into these politicians without any accountability?
This has been going on for years. We elect someone and think it's fixed and forget about it and it's not fixed it's more of the same only the names are changed on who's friends are getting the checks
Mr. Quinn and the rest of US better look at Egypt.
We can not pick gun free zones as shooting locations since it would make the lawmakers feel useless.
2/15/2011 06:57:00 PM
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As opposed to just BEING useless?
And who voted for this asshole? I hope you like your higher taxes, idiots. When he finally bankrupts the state, look yourselves in the mirror and say, "I helped to do this."
Fucking idiot democrats.
2/17/2011 01:29:00 AM
That's where the problem lies, those who voted for him don't pay taxes therefore don't care how much they are raised. Anybody else notice how they keep saying that we are all going to need to tightened our belts a little yet of all the spending cuts, not one cut involves any sort of public handout program. Keep working so his voters don't have to...
Two words...Forensic audit.....Let the new city council demand a forensic aduit of city finances for the last 20 years....Lets see where all the skeletons are buried...
Before the election, Quinn's income tax proposal met criticism because he didn't propose any cuts to complement the tax increase. Quinn responded, stating sarcastically that he will cut health care and funding for schools, two obviously important parts of the budget that affect most Illinoisans. He stated this so those who want cuts would back off their criticism.
After the election, Quinn gets the 66% tax increase he wanted, but that still wasn't enough; he again suggests cutting seniors' health care and school funding, as if he couldn't think of ANY waste in the budget that couldn't be cut.
Quinn even went so far as to ask critics what they propose he cuts. Well dumbass, that's YOUR job. Find the waste in the budget and eliminate it. The state is in dire straights.
This bird-brain raises taxes and then spends more money, just like that useless Blago. They just can't wait to give someone some money. It's not your money you asswipe! It's ours and I for one am sick of how they run this state, county and city. We just had an election and now we have to be screwed for 4 years non-stop.
How much am I supposed to cut my lifestyle so you can continue to mismanage our tax money? Higher taxes, gas approaching $4 a gallon. When does it stop?
That's what happens when you let people who don't pay taxes vote.
When an Illinois democrat gets more money they spend more money. It's so sad that we can't have a responsible business man running Illinois like the Gov. of Indiana, Mitch Daniels. Instead we have crooks that no nothing about business.
2/17/2011 03:15:00 AM
Mitch may be a little more responsible than Quinn, but this is the same "responsible" Indiana gov that tried to borrow against that hefty $11 billion(?) pension fund to which he got a VERY big "fuck you." Word from the numerous Indiana police, in which I have spoken with is that their pension fund is so well funded that they pay EVERY retired member with only the interest accrued never having to touch the principal. WTF is wrong with our lawmakers here?
Quinn spending 5 billion more than the state collects this year, When he should be spending 5 billion less than we collect, so he's only 10 billion off.
Quinn was elected by the welfare vote. He was put over the top by the voters who feed off of the government. The only work they have to do to receive all their entitlements is to vote democrat. They did their job.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Pensions are next Bank on it.
A true comrade-in-arms with our courageous President, who's proposed spending cuts that over ten years are less than 60% of next year's deficit.
These Democrats and their handouts have put us in serious trouble. I never wanted to move out of Illinois before but I have to seriously consider it. This man is crazy. My paychecked dropped $70.00 last week, and that appears to be only the beginning.
I voted for Scott Cohen. At least
he knows where and how to spend
money for a good time.
And Gov. Flip-Flop doesn't have a
clue about what his job consists
of. Madigan and Cullerton pulling
his strings.
Recall his ass. That bill passed. Might as well get Madigan too.
Stealing from my paycheck is going to hurt me more than I thought. Was around $80 short.
We can thank Scott Lee Cohen for Quinn's election.
They are building a new gym for the Jesse White tumblers where the old 412 in cabrini used to be for millions of dollars. Thought we dont have any money. I guess they couldnt used steward park.
Kirk Dillard 2014!
Someone is screwing with Tiny Dancer.
Trahm: Legacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbjjTCZNsHg&feature=player_embedded
Quinn doesn't care. Quinn was an idiot before the election. All Quinn has to do is campaign in Cook County like he did in this previous election and he'll get re-elected. Cook County voted this idiot into office and they'll do it again.
Quinn doesn't scare me, its the idiots who voted for him who scare me.
Wisconsin is actually trying to solve their budget crisis. It's not fun...
BTW, if you see a bus filled w/ WI spend and tax Democrats, could you send them back?
Quinn even went so far as to ask critics what they propose he cuts.
How about they cut you and all the great benefits you get sucking off the tax payer.
you say the voters wanted him?????He won 3 counties in the whole state, one of them being Cook County..The rest of the state did not want him, WAKE UP CHICAGO VOTERS. Daley, Rahm(soon), Obama, are you beginning to see a pattern.
OT Just heard that a new class of Sergeants to be followed by Detectives in March....
Quinn was elected by the welfare vote. He was put over the top by the voters who feed off of the government. The only work they have to do to receive all their entitlements is to vote democrat. They did their job.
2/17/2011 08:50:00 AM
He was also elected by idiot cops who vote for Democrats. Or haven't you seen them passing out flyers near the polling places or going door to door for them? They do this so they'll "get a spot." Idiots.
Typical democRAT. Spend even more this year when you couldn't pay last year's bills. Don't worry, the tax payers will take it in the ass again.
Now where are the idiots he brought in holding up signs that read, "Raise my taxes"? Change is going to come soon enough for these assholes. People are reaching the breaking point. Wisconsin is just the beginning.
Quinn was elected by the welfare vote. He was put over the top by the voters who feed off of the government. The only work they have to do to receive all their entitlements is to vote democrat. They did their job.
2/17/2011 08:50:00 AM
bingo.
OT - Insanity from the hosers up North!
Wis. Lawmakers Flee State To Block Anti-Union Bill
"A group of Wisconsin (DEMOCRATIC) lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill today by ignoring orders to attend a vote -- and instead left the state to force Republicans to negotiate over the proposal."
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/
local/chibrknews-protests-mount-as-wis-lawmakers-consider-antiunion-bill-20110217,0,4406825.story
They LEFT THE STATE????
Not that I'm anti-union, but all hell would break loose if REPUBLICANS ever tried that!
They must be here in Illinois being consoled by Pat Quinn, who still has enough dumb Democratic voters to keep control of the government so that he can run it into the ground!
OT: Just watched the mayoral debate on ABC. I know our FOP supports Gery Chico but when asked who each one would consider for cabinet members for city hall Chico stated he would consider Luis Gutierrez. Is it a concern???
OT - Mayoral Debate
Can't vote for Rahm. He will f*ck with our pensions.
Can't vote for CMB. She's sounding more like an idiot every time she opens her mouth.
I waffled between Chico and del Valle until tonight when Chico said he would use Luis Gutierrez as a close advisor, he will keep Chicago a sanctuary city and is a strong advocate for illegal immigrants. Just to make sure everyone understood him, Chico repeated that he looks forward to working with Gutierrez on immigration reform (aka GIVING citizenship to illegals)... WRONG ANSWER! Remember, Chico has been under Daley's wing for decades!
Miguel del Valle will get my vote, hands down, no questions asked. He is 100% in our corner on our pensions. He wants to slash the size of the govt. He's got more balls than all the others combined. I worried that voting for del Valle would hurt Chico and allow Emanual to step right in. Then I just decided that I need to vote for the candidate that I BELIEVE will be the best Mayor of the City of Chicago.
Good luck, Mr. del Valle. You have earned my vote.
We need a good Republican Governor, like Wisconsin's Scott Walker.
Hey SCC, what do you think about Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich calling the cop that gave him a ticket for passing an emergency vehicle an idiot?
http://abc.daytonsnewssource.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wkef_vid_5813.shtml?wap=0
Get it right! It is Governor Mike Madigan! Quinn will just take the heat until Lisa comes to the rescue! Madigan is a genius! The voters are the idiots!
I wonder if you'd feel the same way if you were a cop or fireman in Wisconsin?
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Wisconsin is actually trying to solve their budget crisis. It's not fun...
BTW, if you see a bus filled w/ WI spend and tax Democrats, could you send them back?
No real crisis, Wisconsin had over $120 million in surplus. What's happening is union busting. Start with the State union employees, and work your way down until you bust all the unions.
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Wisconsin is actually trying to solve their budget crisis. It's not fun...
BTW, if you see a bus filled w/ WI spend and tax Democrats, could you send them back?
Anonymous said...
And did I hear right - SIXTEEN MILLION dollars to restore the Governor's mansion?
Couldn't they build a new one for a quarter of that price?
2/17/2011 01:17:00 AM
16 million is for state of Illinois contracts going to the regular guys, driveway paving by Cellini etc.
If done by honest contractors, about $4 million.
They can build the Gov a new home for around $500,000 and do that for every governor and still be many dollars ahead.
When they need a hall for state events they can rent a Moose Lodge or local high school gym. Or take the money out of the Illinois State Legislators pension fund and let the Vanecko & Walsh Construction Co. do the work.
Some village is missing their idiot please claim this doofus asshole.
Thank you Gov Quinn - trying to save our pension.
Lets be clear about this, Neither Chico or Rahm can " fuck with your pension" State law dictates the mechanics of the pension. They cn endorse and encourage changes by the state legislature, but they do not have the individual power and neither does the city counsel to make changes.
Lets be clear about this, Neither Chico or Rahm can " fuck with your pension" State law dictates the mechanics of the pension. They cn endorse and encourage changes by the state legislature, but they do not have the individual power and neither does the city counsel to make changes.
2/19/2011 04:15:00 PM
Let's be clear here, who is Madigan backing for the mayor's office?
Madigan is being perfectly clear about it. He is backing...."what...excuse me? OK, sorry folks, I've been called away." Into his cell phone "Just make sure those two amigos cancel eachother out. Just like Byrne and Daley back in the day. If it worked for Harold Washington, it can work for the Rahmbarina."
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