Free Concerts aren’t free
By: Diane Benjamin Looks to me like taxpayers funded this “Free” concert. It also looks like 388 people preferred to pay $5 instead of buying something downtown. ($1940.00 / $5)
Month: August 2024
Tell politicians to quit ignoring the problem:
By: Diane Benjamin Illinois is second only to New Jersey for the highest property taxes in the country: https://www.fool.com/research/property-tax-rates-by-state/ Last year many local government seized the increased assessed values of your property to collect more property taxes. They are taxing you on unrealized gains! If you don’t plan on selling your home the assessed value […]
Let’s see which local governments can’t live without the 1% Grocery tax
By: Diane Benjamin Pritzker signed the bill eliminating the 1% grocery tax. Showing the ridiculousness of Illinois, that 1% was collected by the State but went to local governments. He wasn’t working for the little guy by giving away tax money the State never kept. Pritzker quote for the story below: . Did Pritzker spew […]
Project 2025 – the 40 year old plan
By: Diane Benjamin Project 2025 is the favorite talking point for the left now. Turing the document into the boogie man is everywhere. The Heritage Foundation has been putting out pretty much the same plan for 40 years. This is nothing new. The goal is to rein in the administrative state. Congress should be making […]
How many illegals got registered to vote?
By: Diane Benjamin Election authorities can’t ask in Illinois about immigration status. The Secretary of State claims the DMV takes steps to not register illegals when they get their brand new driver’s license without any mention of legal status. What steps did the League of Women Voters take to make sure they weren’t registering illegals: […]
Eggs up 134%, Bacon 24%
By: Diane Benjamin Two receipts below are from 2021, the other one is last Saturday. Inflation started with the war on fossil fuels which raised all transportation cost that got priced into everything you buy. No one has ever proven a link between CO2 and warming. Schools have indoctrinated at least a generation into believing […]
Inflation: The visual
By: Diane Benjamin How much do you think the price of this can of dog food has increased in recent years: I’ve been buying this for years and I have receipts. I bought some Saturday: The older receipts are fading, but still readable. 2022: How about 2021: The can now could even be suffering from […]
Wind and Solar won’t power the country
By: Diane Benjamin Saturday when I was driving across Bloomington my vehicle said the temperature was 92. When I passed the airport it jumped to 94. At my country house it was only 89. What that proves is “record temperatures” depend on where the temperature is taken. This story is in the latest issue of […]
Road trip to O’Neil Aquatics Center
By: Diane Benjamin I didn’t go there on purpose, I just happen to be in the area. I expected it to be busy since it was HOT yesterday, it was busy! I don’t think people should be worried about the area where it is located. The park is beautiful and well maintained. Don’t take this […]
Solving housing: Private Sector
By: Diane Benjamin Many running for local offices are claiming they will solve the housing crisis. If elected they could be throwing your money at projects that won’t work, trap people in substandard housing, or buy them votes with your money. WJBC reported Home Sweet Home Ministries is considering buying a hotel and turning it […]
Preventing clean elections in Illinois
FYI: Facebook removed this story too. Russians aren’t interfering in elections, Facebook is! By: Diane Benjamin https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/662192750-unions-can-defend-vs-attempts-to-force-il-to-clean-up-voter-rolls-judge-says Illinois elections are fair? Removing ineligible voters is essential to at least appear fair. Background excepts from the story: Washington, D.C.-based Judicial Watch filed suit in March in Chicago federal court, claiming Illinois state and county election authorities have […]
Does Kathleen Lorenz have another announcement?
FYI: Facebook is interfering in elections. They deleted this story by calling it spam. Luckily most reads don’t come from them. By: Diane Benjamin Not that she’s running for mayor, but this: h/t a reader She’s always said she was a Republican, she used to be a precinct committeeman for the GOP. She lost that […]