01-12-2011, 10:15 PM
Hear that sucking sound? That is the sound of the businesses that were dumb enough to be in illinois in the first place - finally moving out.
Things here are pretty much unfixable from both sides of the aisle. When you have more people that take from the system than give to the system, pretty soon the account dries up. This is where we are in Illinois. Yes it is a hard thing and there is no painless way of doing it, but by raising the taxes on those who pay only fixes the symptom, not the problem.
Easy for the politicians to vote for a huge tax increase on personal and corporate taxes when a huge chunk of their constituents don't pay taxes and are on the receiving end of government handouts.
We need more jobs so more people can pay reasonable taxes.
Everything has moved out of Illinois to Mexico, China, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Korea, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina. I know there were a lot of manufacturing companies with the remaining jobs waiting to see what happens. Get ready to see even more jobs pull out of Illinois!
The only business left is Currency Exchanges that cash welfare checks and grocery stores that accept Illinois Link cards (food stamps).
And yes, this decision was made by a lame duck of the last day in session. Politicians are scumbags.
Very frustrating.
JPK
Things here are pretty much unfixable from both sides of the aisle. When you have more people that take from the system than give to the system, pretty soon the account dries up. This is where we are in Illinois. Yes it is a hard thing and there is no painless way of doing it, but by raising the taxes on those who pay only fixes the symptom, not the problem.
Easy for the politicians to vote for a huge tax increase on personal and corporate taxes when a huge chunk of their constituents don't pay taxes and are on the receiving end of government handouts.
We need more jobs so more people can pay reasonable taxes.
Everything has moved out of Illinois to Mexico, China, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Korea, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina. I know there were a lot of manufacturing companies with the remaining jobs waiting to see what happens. Get ready to see even more jobs pull out of Illinois!
The only business left is Currency Exchanges that cash welfare checks and grocery stores that accept Illinois Link cards (food stamps).
And yes, this decision was made by a lame duck of the last day in session. Politicians are scumbags.
Very frustrating.
JPK