"You’ve probably heard the joke about why trees in Illinois lean east — because Indiana sucks.Trash-talking our neighbor, or several of them, is the standard response from defenders of Illinois’ embarrassing political status quo.
- Yes, Indiana has a funded, stable pension system.
- Yes, Indiana keeps local governments accountable with effective property tax caps.
- Yes, Indiana pays its bills on time.
But, hey, Hoosiers are all a bunch of hicks so who cares?
Instead of following Indiana’s example, Illinois taxpayers have accepted the unacceptable.
We rationalize the irrational.
We wear state government chicanery like a badge of honor.
...Indiana lawmakers are paid a base salary of $25,435 compared with roughly $68,000 in Illinois.
...Before we ended our conversation, Shabazz added this observation: “State government unions are not as powerful in Indiana as they are in Illinois.
If I had to compare the two, I would say Illinois is an example of what happens when you let government unions get out of control.”...
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