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Illinois Comptroller: "The State Can No Longer Function"

Discussion in 'Current Events' started by vanityofvanitys, Jun 21, 2017.

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  1. barefoot2626

    barefoot2626 Well-Known Member

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    2010.

    Sent to persons who had had recently died, it isn't hard to understand when
    you send out millions of checks to people who average over 65 that some
    are recently dead.
     
    barefoot2626, Jun 21, 2017
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    Spim Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Lol. absolutely, toss in a minimum wage increase too. /s
     
    Spim, Jun 21, 2017
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    barefoot2626 Well-Known Member

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    barefoot2626, Jun 21, 2017
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    vanityofvanitys Well-Known Member

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    It isn't hard to demand the money back either. One of those articles said the feds did not even bother doing so with half of it.

    I am not so convinced all those recently died or all those sent to prison were new arrivals. IOW, govt waste.
     
    vanityofvanitys, Jun 21, 2017
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  5. barefoot2626

    barefoot2626 Well-Known Member

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    2010.

    Most of the money returned long ago.

    What connection to this topic I guess only you know.
     
    barefoot2626, Jun 21, 2017
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    Your Best Friend Well-Known Member

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    This certainly puts into perspective those threads about Kansas and their problems. Long term leftist control of a state will wind up
    having people talking about dissolving your entire state due to insolvable money issues. Illinois is the end of the socialism and
    crooked mismanagement line.
     
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    The amount of political projection displayed on this thread is astonishing. If this phenomena keeps spreading, this country is done for.
     
    Lucifer, Jun 21, 2017
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    As long as taxpayers outside of Illinois don't have to bail them out, it's all good.
     
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  10. Zorro

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    We need federal legislation that allows states to bankrupt. And bankrupt states should revert to the status of US territories and reapply for statehood.
     
    Zorro, Jun 21, 2017
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    Democrats **** up everything they touch. But ya, it was putin who got trump elected.
     
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    The $15 Minimum Wage Bill waiting on the Governor will fix things right up. Just think, they will be doubling their tax haul :cynic:
     
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    Yup, Oberry and crew did a fine job cooking the books for eight years! Anyone with a 6th grade math level could see that many of the economic claims couldn't possibly be true! But the MSM slopped the trough with the lies and the leftist lined up eagerly lapping it up!
     
    ButterBalls, Jun 21, 2017
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    Liberty4Ransom, Jun 21, 2017
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    Hey!! Don't talk about currently registered Democrat voters like that!
     
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    Lolz....................shaking my head at those idiots. :grin:
     
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    Last I heard they were still waiting on the governor who is not a huge fan of the bill.
     
    Deckel, Jun 22, 2017
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    I like it. They lose their representation in Washington until they are financially responsible.
     
    Texan, Jun 22, 2017
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    That's right. Statehood is an awesome responsibility, not a fricken cash cow.
     
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    Like Puerto Rico?

    They're going to try, and a lot of people are in favor of it.
     
    Belch, Jun 22, 2017
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    Too bad they still have to get re-elected. Please keep raising taxes and see what happens....
     
    Professor Peabody, Jun 22, 2017
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    Could you expand on that point?

    As well as make any distinctions between what may be troubling you here vs. what may have alarmed you and the rest of us the past 8 years with respect to a phony president, a worthless congress, an evil media and a clueless nation.
     
    vanityofvanitys, Jun 22, 2017
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  23. Lil Mike

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    Like this?

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    That's not a bad idea, but I also like Zorro's idea of it reverting to territorial status. We've been arguing in another thread about Puerto Rico and it's financial mismanagement, but if a State can't govern itself, maybe it should lose that right.
     
    Lil Mike, Jun 22, 2017
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  24. Zorro

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    Hot Dog! They have this fixed! It makes perfect sense; mandate higher wages, it will increase spending (ask Henry Ford) and that will drive tax receipts and Chicago is saved! Not only brilliant, but simple, and all in line with "progressive" thinking, win/win/win!
     
    Zorro, Jun 22, 2017
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  25. Zorro

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    Most certainly, but, making Indiana more in the shape of a basketball? I think this idea may top mine!
     
    Zorro, Jun 22, 2017
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