So far, I can't get past page three of the PB Post. The latest is that Illinois has now given ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS permission to drive, allowing them to have driver's licenses, a privilege in most states across the country. They say it is a safety measure, another burrowing its head in the sand policy measure.
The ONLY public safety measure is and always has been is to tighten our borders and get tougher with criminals--not give them the privilege of driving a car. Illinois, the home of jailed Rod Blagojevich who is the fourth Illinois governor jailed in four decades is almost as "progressive" and bankrupt as California and a state that passed its own Dream Act in 2010. What can you expect from a liberal state that preened community organizer Barack Obama for higher office.
For years, the state has spent beyond its means and ignored its unpaid bills and obligations. Its mantra: We don't have the money; we won't worry about it; we just won't pay what we owe. In FY2011, Illinois faced a projected budget deficit of $14-15 Billion and total debt of around $160 Billion. Most of the debt - $130 Billion, is related to public sector retirement programs.
When President Barack Obama retires, he will receive an estimated lifetime total payout $383,535 from the Illinois state pension he earned in eight years as a state lawmaker, according to the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative-leaning policy organization.
There is much more to add to this: EVERY position that these thieves hold has a lifetime salary. The last time I checked, the prize winner was Gerald Ford. He got his congressional salary for life...AND his senatorial salary for life...AND he got his Vice Presidential salary for life...AND he got his Presidential salary for life...MILLIONS of our dollars annually to every one of these bums when they leave...and let's not forget the lifetime benefits like secret service protection, all expenses incurred while travelling around the country doing HIGHLY PAID speaking engagements (Clinton was the king on this one) and the list goes on and on.
ReplyDeleteHere is a really tough question for you. If the salary of a senator or representative is $174,000, which is not really that much, how do they all become multi-millionaires while in office? Do you suppose that almost every piece of legislation they pass (or not) has an effect on the stock price of certain companies? How easy would it be for someone (Pelosi's husband is a classic example) to take advantage of market movement when they KNOW what is coming? What if you had a direct line into the FDA and KNEW which drugs would be approved...or not? Could you make a few bucks on that information? Why would someone who never made any real money in their past spend hundreds of millions...or in the case of Obama, a BILLION to win a job that pays in the hundreds of thousands? The Clintons were small time lawyers and when Bill was Attorney General of Arkansas (when he wasn't brutally raping Juanita Broderick) and later as Governor, he never made over $200,000 a year...but somehow he was a multi-millionaire after his first 2 years in office...the examples go on and on.
Whatever else the Founding Fathers did, they understood ethics. Something that has been completely thrown away in DC!