Protecting Our Most Vulnerable

For all of their rhetoric claiming to protect those most in need, neither liberal tax and spend policies nor big government healthcare policies have protected families from having to face the indignity of pleading for their child’s life in front of a roomful of the legislators who have been using them as political cannon-fodder for decades.

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Revenue and Redefinition

The language we use in our collective discourse plays an enormous role in shaping the public’s perceptions and understanding of critical issues, including taxation. Unfortunately, those of us on the right have been unwilling to fully understand that their attempts at redefinition amount to psychological warfare.

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A Ruling for the Ruling Class

The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that the state constitution prevents any diminishment of health care benefits for retired state employees. The ruling is ominous for the future of practical pension reform and the quality of life for all Illinoisans.

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Money Walks, Opportunity Talks

Illinoisans are racing across the border into Indiana at an unprecedented rate. According to IRS data, Indiana gained 105,000 people and $2.2 billion in annual income from Illinois alone from 1995-2010.

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The Death of Work and Education in Illinois

The Illinois model of governance is doing a real number on education and job creation. Well, two numbers actually: 50 and 66. 50th is the place Moody’s projects Illinois will finish nationally in job creation in the Year of Our Lord (House Speaker Mike Madigan) 2014.

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