Dreams from my public employee unions

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is proposing a 33% tax increase. Some of the details can be found in this Chicago Tribune article:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-quinn-budget-speech-0311-20100310,0,4512692.story?

Think of the reaction you would receive if you were to ask your employer today for a 33% raise, or if you were to tell your customers that you will be raising your prices or fees by 33%. Only politicians and government employees live in a world where such fantasies could come true. This passage from the article is truly at odds with reality:


“The Illinois Federation of Teachers welcomed Quinn's call for a tax increase, but said it's not large enough to deal with the state's overall money problems.”

So there you have it, the government employees do not think that a 33% tax increase is enough to satisfy their gluttony.

The Governor is selling this outrage to the taxpayers of Illinois in the name of education for the children. It is a minor oversight for the Governor not to mention that the State of Illinois does not pay one dime for education of children in grade school or high school. The state is only responsible for some community colleges and the state university system. The primary education system grades 1 through 12 are paid for by local governments primarily by real estate taxes. The burden on local taxpayers to support primary education is overwhelming. This crushing real estate tax allows the Governor to imply that the state income tax is now low at the 3% level and that he is only proposing an additional 1% increase.

Resist this madness. Just say no to raising taxes.