Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’
Illinois Medicaid – Half receiving benefits might not be eligible
Waste and abuse? Just a little bit here and there. After a review of one-in-four Medicaid enrollees in Illinois, so far 25 percent of the total number of enrollees in the program were not eligible and have been kicked off.
Read MoreCome to Illinois…
…we’re not even remotely revolutionary.
Read MoreNew Illinois law requires photo ID to purchase over-the-counter drain cleaner
If you want the plain-old Drano, you don’t need an ID. But if you want to buy the heavy-duty stuff at Home Depot or your local Ace Hardware store, you’ll have to show a photo ID. Your name, address, birth date, time and date of purchase, as well as the net weight of the product…
Read MoreTaxing “the rich” doesn’t tax the rich after all
Last month we told you about the largest tax hike in the history of the state of Illinois, a 67% increase in income taxes, and corporate taxes rising to 9.5%. This would raise $2 billion and balance the budget claimed Governor Pat Quinn (D.). The tax was so widely popular that companies like Sears, the…
Read MoreThe Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street
About 10 months ago, Illinois passed what some believe to be the largest tax increase in the state’s history. This was on top of a tax rate in Illinois that already was one of the highest in the country. I don’t know whether Governor Pat Quinn (D.) followed this up by proudly announcing that Ilinois was open for business,…
Read MoreIllinois increases income and corporate taxes while residents suffer
You can call it a 66 percent increase in taxes – it is – or an increase in the personal income tax from 3 percent to 5 percent and corporate taxes from 3.25 percent to 5.25 percent. Either way, the State of Illinois is taking a huge gamble.
Read MoreBringing civility to Chicago politics – the progressive liberal way
Let me make the point clear. By not walking out of this political rally – during his own introduction while he was on stage – Gov. Pat Quinn (D-Ill.) makes it clear he agrees with, or at least has no issue with, the statements made by state Sen. Rickey Hendon. This readers, is what Democrats…
Read MoreDurbin: Hey, jailing terrorists in Illinois is a great jobs program
Too much. I know the lefties want to close GITMO, and they know most Americans are vehemently opposed to bringing these thugs to America, mostly because they are … ummm … terrorists intent on destroying America. So how else can you sell a plan that Americans don’t want to Americans. Tell them moving the “detainees”…
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