Sister States: New Jersey and Illinois
The Wall Street Journal has this piece today about the link between “Big Government” and corruption.
The piece is right on — and it aptly describes the problems not only in the Garden State, but the Prairie State (and Cook County), as well.
Take, for instance, this excerpt:
Sandy McClure, co-author of the book “The Soprano State: New Jersey’s Culture of Corruption,” agrees that big government is a big reason behind the state’s corruption problem. “You have all these little authorities that everyone has to go to for permission,” she says. “Too much government means too many opportunities for officials looking to cash in. And there’s no way that the press can keep track of it all.”
New Jersey and Illinois. Two peas in a pod.
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