Category Archives: minimum wage
Mayor Lightfoot’s Misplaced Priorities
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has 400 Chicago Police Officers & 350 traffic aides guarding the lakefront & beaches from healthy joggers, bikers, boaters, & dog walkers while riots & looting is taking place on Michigan Avenue You can be arrested for … Continue reading
Illinois: The Exodus
People are leaving Illinois in droves. Republicans blame the state’s high taxes and its unfunded pension liability, which tops $130 billion. Democrats believe it’s the state’s lack of investment in education and infrastructure. One thing is certain: Illinois’ population has … Continue reading
Let’s Face Reality About The Illinois General Assembly, They Perpetuate The Poor Governance Of Illinois
What is sad about this and all the rest of legislative work in Illinois is that the Dems can decide to pass a bill, the ERA, that will have no impact on equal rights because current laws and regulation mandate … Continue reading
Pension “Reform” ?
No issue in America today better illustrates the divergent interests of working Americans and the 1 percent than pension reform. Substantial empirical evidence shows that America’s favored retirement vehicle — the 401(k), recently renounced by its own inventors — is … Continue reading
What It Really Means To Be A Leader
A little food for thought… A group of wolves: The three in front are old & sick, they walk in front to set the pace of the running group lest they get left behind. The next five are the strongest … Continue reading →