City’s pest problem creating a pest problem
The political pests who have mismanaged Illinois’, Cook County’s, and Chicago’s government have contributed to a struggling local economy that is seeing a record local foreclosure rate.
Despite the struggling employers and homeowners — the local pols have done their best to raise taxes and fees and make it as tough as possible to build a business and family in Cook County.
And, according to this story, they’ve helped foment a foreclosure crisis … which has now created a raccoon problem.
It looks like pests do breed pests.
Alderman Ed Burke Is Against Cook County Jobs
Filed under: Economic Growth, Reform, Spending, Uncategorized
Union-sponsored blog Progress Illinois crows today about a Sun-Times article in which Ald. Ed Burke states his opposition to building a new Wal-Mart in Chicago.
For a primer/refresher on Ed Burke, please read here.
In short, Burke said he’s withholding support for a new Wal-Mart until the company backs the Big Labor-backed “Card Check” bill pending in Congress. That bill would rob American workers’ right to a secret ballot in union organizing elections.
In addition to being undemocratic, that bill would no doubt cost good-paying jobs.
Of course, at the same time unions attack the job-producing Wal-Mart … they outsource their “picketing” work lowly-paid temporary workers.
But, mind you, Burke’s motivation is anything but high-minded. It’s purely political. He is the uber-insider on the Chicago City Council (who has worked hard to unseat Tony Peraica, the host of this blog) who works hard to take care of his political contributors…even if its at taxpayer expense.
According to State Board of Elections reports, his semi-annual campaign finance report for only the last half of 2008 shows $17,000 in campaign contributions for labor. The Burnham Committee, of which Burke is an officer and which contributed $150,000 to his campaign committee in 2008, received about $9,000 in labor contributions during 2008.
Burke has obviously decided to stand with his labor backers — rather than these Chicago citizens who know that Wal-Mart will bring much-needed jobs during an economic crisis.
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