Liberal politics in Illinois did not prevent Obama’s hometown from becoming a slaughterhouse. Spending for neighborhood projects and community initiatives has not stopped Chicago shootings. After the city celebrated Independence Day weekend with over 80 shootings, the summer has settled into a comfortable pattern of daily news of more shootings to the accompaniment of tiresome … [Read more...] about Illinois Liberal Politics Won’t Stop Chicago Shootings
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Sin Taxes Illinois Democrats Never Considered
Nothing says “I hate freedom” better than sin taxes. The list of things in our lives that are not taxed is getting shorter and shorter and the increases keep coming as part of the desperate search for revenue in states like Illinois. When it comes to seizing our incomes, sin taxes are the biggest offenders of all. Sin taxes are politicians’ decisions on how best to profit by … [Read more...] about Sin Taxes Illinois Democrats Never Considered
Tax Code Should Punish Pedophile Clergy, Not Conservatives
Does our chief tax extorting agency view conservatives less favorably than pedophile clergy and those who protect them? With a nearly $20 million settlement awarded to victims of abuse in Chicago that raised questions of what church officials did to stop a pedophile priest, we should ask whether our legacy of hands-off religious tolerance has reached the same level of absurdity … [Read more...] about Tax Code Should Punish Pedophile Clergy, Not Conservatives