What to do with a broken Illinois: Dissolve the Land of Lincoln

[Neo]

What to do with a broken Illinois: Dissolve the Land of Lincoln

llinois is like Venezuela now, a fiscally broken state that has lost its will to live, although for the moment, we still have enough toilet paper.

But before we run out of the essentials, let's finally admit that after decade upon decade of taxing and spending and borrowing, Illinois has finally run out of other people's money.

Those "other people" include taxpayers who've abandoned the state. And now Illinois faces doomsday.

So as the politicians meet in Springfield this week for another round of posturing and gesturing and blaming, we need a plan.

And here it is:

Dissolve Illinois. Decommission the state, tear up the charter, whatever the legal mumbo-jumbo, just end the whole dang thing.

We just disappear. With no pain. That's right. You heard me.
The best thing to do is to break Illinois into pieces right now. Just wipe us off the map. Cut us out of America's heartland and let neighboring states carve us up and take the best chunks for themselves.

The group that will scream the loudest is the state's political class, who did this to us, and the big bond creditors, who are whispering talk of bankruptcy and asset forfeiture to save their own skins.

Rest here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...20-column.html

[darin]

The group that will scream the loudest is the state's political class, who did this to us...

Rest here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...20-column.html

Disagree- Voters did that to themselves. #liberalsdestroylives

[Gunny]

What to do with a broken Illinois: Dissolve the Land of Lincoln

llinois is like Venezuela now, a fiscally broken state that has lost its will to live, although for the moment, we still have enough toilet paper.

But before we run out of the essentials, let's finally admit that after decade upon decade of taxing and spending and borrowing, Illinois has finally run out of other people's money.

Those "other people" include taxpayers who've abandoned the state. And now Illinois faces doomsday.

So as the politicians meet in Springfield this week for another round of posturing and gesturing and blaming, we need a plan.

And here it is:

Dissolve Illinois. Decommission the state, tear up the charter, whatever the legal mumbo-jumbo, just end the whole dang thing.

We just disappear. With no pain. That's right. You heard me.
The best thing to do is to break Illinois into pieces right now. Just wipe us off the map. Cut us out of America's heartland and let neighboring states carve us up and take the best chunks for themselves.

The group that will scream the loudest is the state's political class, who did this to us, and the big bond creditors, who are whispering talk of bankruptcy and asset forfeiture to save their own skins.

Rest here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...20-column.html

Give Chicago and its politicians back to Wisconsin. Problem solved. Most of the state is rural conservative.

[Neo]

Give Chicago and its politicians back to Wisconsin. Problem solved. Most of the state is rural conservative.

I agree. I grew up in Rolling Meadows, former population=10,000, 30-45 minutes to the N.W. of the CITY, via the Kennedy Expressway back in the 60-s-70's.

My Congressman was Phil Crane back then. 25th district I believe. He was a bigtime small gov guy, but he got smeared because his brother was a fag that had relations with a male teenage Page. Yuuuge scandal, all downhill from there.

But, the state was red & the taxes low, and solvency NEVER came into question, even with King Richard J. Daley in Chicago.

[Dis]

Give Chicago and its politicians back to Wisconsin. Problem solved. Most of the state is rural conservative.

Why would WI want the debt that is IL? This state is effing stupid.

[Gunny]

Why would WI want the debt that is IL? This state is effing stupid.

It's a perfect example of a single, over-sized city that hardly reflects the culture of the rest of the state.

FYI, white the political battle was waged for IL to get Chicago (which means "stinky weed" in Indian) away from WI so IL would have access to to Lake Michigan. That's why they have that tiny little weirdass blip in their borders.

[hjmick]

Sell it to Canada...

[aboutime]

Since Californication is so self-dependent, and looking for financial help all the time. Gov Brown should OFFER to purchase Illinois, and call it Fornication East. Make it the new suburb of Hollywood, and see how the Celebs who hate America like it.

[Dis]

Sell it to Canada...

Dude.

That may actually be worse than Illinois.

Seriously.

Boo.



I wouldn't mind being part of WI again.

[Gunny]

Dude.

That may actually be worse than Illinois.

Seriously.

Boo.



I wouldn't mind being part of WI again.

CA IS worse than IL. Not by a whole lot though. You get rid of Chicago and those puppets the Chicago politicians and you'd have another red state. They have too many rules/laws that cater to one place, no the whole state.