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Friday, April 6, 2012

The in box. “The new reality.” « Fred Klonsky

The in box. “The new reality.” « Fred Klonsky:


The in box. “The new reality.”

Fred,
Welcome to the “New Reality” where those who serve the public, are trusted with our state’s children every day, and never missed their payments are the ones to blame and on who’s backs solutions will be foisted.
In this “New Reality” Illinois legislators offer corporations earning billions in annual profits millions in tax breaks to remodel their bathrooms while public schools crumble.
The “New Reality” features Illinois legislators kowtowing to corporate “job creators”, giving millions in tax breaks to appease their threats just as schools districts near their corporate headquarters contemplate budget cuts that negatively impact education.
And thanks to this “New Reality” these corporate “job creators” fire hundreds of employees locally,