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2024-10-22 Government Corruption
Will County, IL Democrat board member Natalie Coleman tells residents to just “downsize” if they can’t afford rising property taxes
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

… The board voted to raise property taxes again.

Posted by Fred 2024-10-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ]  Top

#1 Another "option" might be to leave Illinois.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-10-22 00:28||   2024-10-22 00:28|| Front Page Top

#2 That certainly will help with the homeless problem./sarc

Illinois has a constitutional problem as the government has to keep pension payments even if they're beyond the means of the local community to fund said programs. In simple terms, the prols exist and work for the bureaucracy.
Posted by Procopius2k 2024-10-22 07:36||   2024-10-22 07:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Why am I thinking Reconstruction (and aftermath)?
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-10-22 07:41||   2024-10-22 07:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Illinois is NOT the problem. The corrupt neoplasmic appendage attached to Lake Michigan is the problem.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-10-22 09:16||   2024-10-22 09:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Who will be able to afford my house and its taxes, Natalie?

Will the banks make money off the sale and the purchase of the smaller residence?

Have you considered the logical conclusion to your genius solution?
Posted by Bobby 2024-10-22 09:58||   2024-10-22 09:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Harris touts growing up in middle class while pushing mandate most 'won't be able to afford': economist
Posted by Skidmark 2024-10-22 10:07||   2024-10-22 10:07|| Front Page Top

#7 corrupt neoplasmic appendage attached to Lake Michigan

I'm so using that.....
Posted by Mullah Richard 2024-10-22 12:11||   2024-10-22 12:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Downsize government?
Posted by Angstrom 2024-10-22 16:22||   2024-10-22 16:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Imagine how much money they could save by firing the whole board?
Posted by Silentbrick 2024-10-22 22:31||   2024-10-22 22:31|| Front Page Top

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