Reinvent Illinois

cut government sponsored pension programs…

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Darrin.

We need to suspend government guaranteed retirement pensions for all new hired employees effective immediately. Private busiensses realized more than 20 years ago they could no longer guarantee pensions to employees, hence the emergence of 401(K) plans. The government needs to do the same, immediately.
No one else gets a “free ride” anymore. Teachers have [...]

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Health Insurance Savings

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Kim.

Health care has been a huge issue these past years, and the cost of it has done nothing but gone up. Much discussion has been in the media about public options etc. The biggest argument seems to be that hoone wants to pay someone elses premiums. Now even though anyone paying taxes or insurance premiums [...]

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Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Charlotte.

Reduce spending by cutting the state legislature in half, their staff…. The state legislature is not doing their job because we are in this mess because they made this mess.
Join the federal govenment and push for health care reform to reduce state health care costs.
Give free bus service to people who need it and [...]

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Two-Tier Plan

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Norb.

TWO TIER PLAN
#1 PASS A “SUNSET” INCOME TAX INCREASE TO PAY OFF EXISTING DEBT.
THESE REVENUES COULD ONLY APPLY TO DEBT AT A CUT OFF AND THE
LAW SHOULD EXPIRE WHEN ALL PAST DEBTS ARE PAID IT SHOULD BE
ILLEGAL TO USE THESE FUNDS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS
#2 ENACT A CURRENT BUDGET THAT LIMITS SPENDING TO INCOME . ANY [...]

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Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Jane.

Stop creating additional political jobs that give my tax dollars to people that do not work for it. The public can no longer afford to support all the politicians with high incomes, great pensions, and better health care than the rest of the population.

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