Senate president to push for CME, CBOE tax relief - Chicago Sun-Times

Senate president to push for CME, CBOE tax relief - Chicago Sun-Times


Talk about Tone Deaf.

Apparently the Senate President is not aware that by giving these entities MORE tax cuts, they will in essence turn around and stick it to the people, police, fire, teachers, and the already bare boned social services within this State.

Look, running a government is all about providing services to the people via generating revenue. That's why we elected you in the first place, not caving in to your handlers. That boils down to paying our, again I say, OUR fair share in taxes, including such entities that don't need a decrease. Ask yourself this question. Where's the accounting books from these Private institutions, that demand they need to pay less in tax revenue? They will not produce them because they will claim it is a privacy issue, and the public doesn't have a "Need To Know". Well, when you are asking us to give up police, fire, teachers, transportation, and infrastructure workers, I think we do need a peek at your books.

There is a reason people are at these "Occupy" events. It's because of politicians like this, that continue catering to the greed merchants beck and whim of letting them, walk between the raindrops, and increase the tax storm upon the people. These entities threaten the men and women we, yes we, elected of withholding campaign contributions, employing slanderous, and false advertising, and last but not least, screaming they will MOVE. Now should they move, who would that effect? The low wage sanitation men and women they hired, some restaurants, the security contractors, mail-room clerks? Yes. But for those making over a hundred grand or more, not so much.

The bottom line Mr. Senate President. Don't cave in to the "Haves". If they threaten you elected officials with "Moving Out", so be it. Let them go to another State that will not stand up for the people that put them into office. See how that will play out come the next election cycle. The time for being Tone Deaf is coming to an end. So do the people a favor, just stop it.