If you are an online (only) reader of the Northwest Herald, you probably missed this morning's article about the rape of the taxpayers (one more time). This time, with the publicity about two lobbyists with no teaching experience who worked one day as substitute teachers in 2007.
According to the short article, which should have been front-page news, the political director for the Illinois Federation of Teachers and another union lobbyist quickly got teaching certificates and conducted one day of classroom work in 2007, just before the law changed.
Political director Steven Preckwinkle and lobbyist David Piccioli stand to benefit richly from the pension scheme allowed by our wonderful State legislators.
Stated in the article is "Preckwinkle, 59, could collect $2.8 million by the time he's 78. Picciolo, 61, could receive around $1.1 million by age 78.
Maybe it really is about time to kick absolutely every one of the State Representatives and Senators out of office. Even the "good" ones from McHenry County. Could we do any worse with inexperienced, inefficient, unproductive legislators?
Probably anyone who can, should get the heck out of Illinois. Why stick around for the bankruptcy or the revolution? Kind of makes you sick, doesn't it? And these are only two examples...
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3 months ago
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I always thought that New York State was the most corrupt state in the nation; I now believe Illinois has it beat by leaps and bounds. A "cleaned out" legislature with out of the loop new legislators I believe would do a better job....and don't forget "term limits".
This story was on the front page of Sunday's Chicago Tribune.
The Northwest Herald reported on 10/25/11 that Rep. Jack Franks is on the prowl to clean out those two "parasites", as they were labeled in the article.
Thanks to Kevin Craver for identifying the bills in his article - HB3813 and HB3832. To learn more about those bills, go to www.ilga.gov and search in the box on the left sidebar.
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