Finally the vultures of high taxes in Illinois are coming
home to roost
Coupled with high net outmigration hindering chances to from the economic stagnation achieve
a boost
And worse the population is growing older as increasing
numbers of college students leave the state and upon graduation elect not to
return
Opting to remain out of state where more jobs can be found and
without soaring taxes graduates are able
to keep more of what they earn
Public school enrollment
continues to fall with 70,000 less students than a decade ago
But given the pressure of the teachers’ unions 47 schools
operating at one third or less capacity schools cannot be closed or merged
causing the red ink to flow
The teachers’ unions are united in their belief that illegal
immigrants will the decline in students solve
Oblivious to the higher costs to educate non English
speaking many illiterate students will involve
The number one reason residents of Illinois are leaving the state
should not surprise
It is the high cost of taxes that make it difficult to survive
which more and more residents have grown to despise
Illinois’ tax climate is tied for third worst and the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce ranks the state in “dead last” in its annual Lawsuit Climate Survey
The unemployment rate in Illinois has consistently been above
the national average as to no one’s surprise the state’s tax rates and
perceived anti-business environment have
driven employers away
Despite the state’s fiscal problems Blue Governor Pritzker
when it comes to illegals thinks the state is still the golden goose
Spending by the end of fiscal 2025 2.5 $Billion as its purse strings have become
very loose
© 7/3/2025 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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