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Pritzker vows to ‘get rid’ of tuition tax credits for private and parochial schools
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News
(CHICAGO) Democrat JB Pritzker is out with big new proposals to solve the state’s budget and pension problems.
Long term, Pritzker wants a graduated income tax.
Short term, he wants to raise the current flat tax but add exemptions, “Raise exemptions for those striving to get to the middle class, for those in the middle class too. And, raise the overall rate and the earned income tax credit at the same time, all of which would create a kind of graduated income tax.”
On the state’s gigantic pension liability, Pritzker wants to amortize the debt, saying “We can step up and pay the payments that are owed into the pension system.”
As for the new tuition tax credits for private and parochial schools here’s what Pritzker wants to do, “We’re gonna get rid of ’em! I think diverting money away from public schools right now to private tuition tax credits seems like a really bad idea.”
His opponent, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner responded, “It’s shameful for Pritzker to say he would immediately end the scholarship program when so many low-income students will soon be benefitting from a better education. It’s clear Pritzker is out-of-touch with struggling families who can finally choose a brighter future for their children.”
Pritzker won the Dem. primary in the ward and Ives got about 2/3 of the vote in the Repub. Rauner's tax credit is weak but a start and Jeanne would clearly expand it
ReplyDeleteOh yeah this fat bastard is thinking BIG again with all his give-away bullshit programs. One too many breakfasts.
ReplyDeleteVoting for Rauner. Only choice that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteWhat does he care, he’s rich. Do you think his kids will be going to ghetto high with all the unwashed masses? Not for his kids but for yours it’s a lesson in diversity.
ReplyDeleteMaybe this morbidly obese jagoff should drive the bus to pick up the ghetto kids and see how appreciate him. Fat tool
ReplyDeleteThey’re much too crude. After the election he won’t go near these people
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ReplyDeleteDo Cunningham, Hurley, and O'Shea support Pritzker and his ideas on school funding?
ReplyDeleteThey don’t have a choice. They will be told to support it.
DeleteYou, bet they do. Theses Demorats do as they are told by big Mike Madigan.
DeleteAll communists hate Christians so why would they ever do anything for Catholic schools? We should all enroll our private school students into the public schools and then see if they could afford to FULLY educate the catholic students...seems like even a big fat limousine liberal could understand that! But wait he is a typical new Democrat Commie so his hate overshadows even common sense. Yet the Proud Union HOmes will still support this fool.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of writing Blagjevich in at the general election. This fat bastard is gonna stick it to us with all his bs social entitlement programs. One of the richest guys in the state and he disconnects the plumbing in the house he owns next door to his to get a break on taxes. Almost as shady as Rauner, owner of 9 homes, bullshitting on a residency to get his kid into a selective enrollment school in Chicago. This is quite a selection we have to run the state. Two Billionaire nickel and dime artists.
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