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Here’s George Leef‘s summary of an article by Hans Bader: The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Hans Bader writes [in] a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research that forcefully says (unusually so in…
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There are always straightforward solutions for the money-related problems our government has created. Always. What we haven’t had are the leaders competent enough to get the job done. For example — at the state…
Read MoreYep, it’s corrupt from the Capitol Building all the way down to your local school building. From the Examiner: Illinois state rep. Skip Saviano lost his re-election bid last month, so his 20 years…
Read MoreAs Illinois citizens struggle with the severe economic downturn plaguing the state, Illinois public school employees enjoy another record year of salaries, fringe benefits and pensions. Apparently there is no tax money for the…
Read MoreIt’s called corruption, folks. And if you want to read more about the Illinois version of this scam check out Bill Zettler’s work. The following is from American Thinker: Our President likes to use the phrase “millionaires and billionaires.” A person whose net worth is $1 million or more is a “millionaire.” […]
Read MoreOne of the many Chicago area school districts threatened by teacher strikes, Barrington School District 220 shows again the immense power of the IEA (Illinois Education Association) in Illinois. Despite an average of 19%…
Read MoreThis has been the case for a long time. From Crain’s: Illinois’ pension woes are so deep that even if huge cutbacks are ordered by the Illinois General Assembly, the state’s pension systems inevitably…
Read MoreI’ll keep saying it—it’s time for educational liberty. From the Heritage Foundation: The Friedman Foundation has published an excellent report detailing the administrative bloat plaguing our nation’s public schools. The School Staffing Surge: Decades…
Read MoreFriends, it’s corrupt and it’s theft—from NCPA: The recent economic crisis has left many state and local governments with underfunded pension benefits for government employees. However, elected officials are unwilling to make the necessary…
Read MoreWhen I write about the incompetence of the Republican Party in Illinois, this, from Mike Shedlock, is one of the things I’m referring to: I just finished slogging through a 69 page PDF by…
Read MoreThis is evil in action and always I have to ask, where the hell is the Republican Party?
Read MoreThey say that knowledge is power. That being the case, this list of Ten Things you probably don’t know about Illinois State pensions is packed with enough information to make Illinois taxpayers realize what…
Read MoreThe Heritage Foundation has another post up about the anti-freedom crazies in Minnesota who want to ban free online education. Here’s an excerpt: Almost as heartbreaking as burning books, a move by the Minnesota…
Read MoreThe following post, which is from the Heritage Foundation’s InsiderOnline Blog, shows a nice example of why educational liberty is needed in the United States of America. And it, like all related issues surrounding…
Read MoreFrom Accuracy in Media: The issue of voter fraud is on the minds of many, as we are less than 30 days from the presidential election. John Fund has been one of the nation’s…
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