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Would The World Be a Better Place if Bill Gates Had Been a Community Organizer Instead of a Capitalist?

Mrs. Barack Obama is well known for espousing the value of community service instead capitalism with her comment “don’t go into corporate America.” This implies that striving for profits and wealth is unethical if…

As Your Retirement Assets Plummet, Your Tax Obligations for Other Peoples Retirement Skyrockets

By Bill Zettler “The events occurring on Wall Street will have no impact on the benefits provided by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois. The Illinois State Constitution protects our…

It’s not complicated, but Republican leaders still don’t get it

I’ve alluded to the failed political communications trench warfare mentality previously. My attitude isn’t all that different from General John Pershing’s when he arrived in France in mid 1917 and surveyed the progress of World…

Does your employer contribute $69,000 a year to your 401K retirement plan?

To answer the question posed in the headline, I don’t think so. And it’s not because your employer is greedy but simply because it would be impossible to pay that amount and stay in…

Expanding casino gambling is the IL GOP white flag of surrender

While the move to expand casino gambling might be just one example of the fecklessness of our Republican political leadership, it sure is a good one. Their constant hunt for more and more revenues to…

Things to know before trying to win in the 8th C.D.

A Republican-platform supporting candidate in Illinois can win in the 8th Congressional District but a few simple yet important things must first be understood. For decades the IL GOP has squandered countless opportunities and…

Expanding gambling is a bad idea even when introduced by someone other than Topinka

Yes, we’ve used that headline before – back in February when House Minority Leader Tom Cross pitched a plan to “sell” 6,000 additional gambling positions to casinos to raise hundreds of millions a year in new…

Nothing Good Happens Without a Profit

Nothing good happens without a profit. And how do we maximize this goodness? By lowering taxes, that’s how. As three successive generations of Presidents (Kennedy 1961, Reagan 1981 and Bush 2001) have proved when…

Speaker Madigan’s power and the facts on gambling

At any time Speaker of the State House Mike Madigan can end this governor’s race with a one-sentence statement to the press: “Judy Baar Topinka’s plan to put a casino in Chicago is going…

Medicaid: The Basics

Notes on Medicaid compiled from the Illinois Policy Institute, the Illinois Republican Senate Caucus, and news reports. From the Illinois Policy Institute: When individuals purchase health insurance or choose employee benefits, they make decisions…