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From Amy Contrada – and none of it is surprising since most Republican politicos are for sale. Romney’s “Leadership PAC” doling out money to elected officials and candidates around the country And: Who is…
Read MoreBill Zettler has a new article posted titled, “10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About IL State Pensions.” Here are the 10 – follow the link at the bottom to read the entire article:…
Read MoreJohn Sullivan’s letter to the editor excerpted below is interesting, informative and the facts he reveals are troubling. For fun, check his post later in the day for entertainment purposes to read comments from…
Read More1. Taxpayers have contributed more, not less, than the 1995 Fifty year pension funding law required. Most people are familiar with the 1995 pension funding law that set up a schedule of payments that would…
Read MoreAn unending cascade of misinformation continues to come out of Springfield, union headquarters and the media so let me say it loud and clear: We Taxpayers Have OVERPAID Into Pensions Not UNDERPAID. Let’s…
Read MoreThe fight to maintain $100,000 salaries and multi-million dollar pensions is expensive and no one knows this better than the teachers. When you have the highest teacher salaries and pensions in the country and…
Read MoreThe silly people who make up the Chicago Tribune editorial board are shocked, shocked! at the fact that retiring state rep Roger Eddy is cashing in big time when it comes to his public…
Read MoreA press release from the For the Good of Illinois PAC. For Immediate Release You Don’t Have to Vote for A Crooked Politician “Kane County Board Chairwoman Karen McConnaughay has presided over a legalized…
Read MoreAnd $95,000 more than WI and $92,000 more than IA and $83,000 more than MO? Or to put it another way why is IL top teacher salary more than twice as much as Kentucky’s…
Read MoreOne More Reason Why Illinois Needs A “Fairness In Compensation Act.” I recently received, via a Freedom of Information Act request, a copy of the most recent teachers’ contract with High School District 214 inArlington…
Read MoreSome great work is being done by the folks over at For the Good of Illinois PAC: Former Gov. Jim Edgar’s endorsement ad calls Roger Eddy (R-Hutsonville) a solid conservative. Say whaaat? He’s more…
Read MoreRecently a man named Mike Fanella wrote a letter to the Daily Herald newspaper calling Illinois’ proposed pension reform plan “brash” and that public employees were being “victimized” and “steamrolled” by media and politicians….
Read MoreIf you’re looking for something to stoke the fire of your frustration with your political leaders (of both parties), the Heartland Institute’s “Heartland Author Series” is hosting Peter Schweizer on Wednesday, February 1, 2012….
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There is perhaps no more frustrating action against the public than teachers’ strikes. While teachers have the advantage of being home with their kids every day after school, school holidays, and summer vacations and…
Read MoreOnce again when we compare compensation of IL K-12 educators with other states we find an enormous gap. Just looking at IL vs. WI we see a $164,000 premium for IL top administrator salary…
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