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RE: Illinois just went from "bad to catastrophic" -- no budget -- court rulings and service cuts
Democrat or Republican, will it be a different scenario if the newly elected person have nothing to show the people of his/credibility?Promises are made left and right, either way if there's nothing to base it from...people will just be voting and hoping that these promises will be delivered.
In contrast with President Duterte, as a long-term mayor, his Davao City progressed and became safer. Filipinos all over the country then saw that and want the same thing...hence 21M votes.
I don't know exactly how this will be resolved for Illinois, but voting either party will not be resolved if it will just be a çycle till the people revolt wanting changed. Who will lead to deliver change? A united masses is powerful.
This is where change comes from. It seems people learn from pain....they will then choose another path...sad to say.
Pain is good..but if there's no other choice, what is left?? Options??
Sometimes a leader is needed to unify the masses. Illinois sounds hopeless...
what's your take to solve it?
Your question is not easy. Short term you can only raise revenue by raising taxes or the State issuing new debt (bonds) which now would carry a high interest rate since they would be "junk bonds". It's a downward spiral now, the market cannot bail them out. If you raise taxes more people and businesses leave. If you lower expenses that only goes so far -- but they will do that which means less jobs and maybe pension cuts. It's not easy...we will watch.
that bad..can Trump do something??
It's a situation that needs to be remedied at the state level ...and two other states have major problem right now and might beat Illinois to bankruptcy -- Maine and Connecticut. I don't think a state has filed bankruptcy -- but really I don't know of another short term solution --- they will kick the can down the road is my guess
Connecticut??? I thought people there are loaded.
Lol...they are ...but Democrats can run a train off any track....:-)
those politicians need to be hanged!!