As Governor Pat Quinn continues to use taxpayer money as perks to keep companies and jobs from moving out of the state to greener pastures, what returns are taxpayers receiving for their monies? On January 26 The Illinois Policy Institute published a revealing Tax & Budget Brief — Wrong way, Illinois: Failed policies lead [...]
Is Romney passionate or authentic enough to defeat Obama?
January 16, 2012 By
In the minds of many political pundits and the Republican Establishment, Mitt Romney has already been chosen as the unstoppable Republican candidate after having won two back-to-back state contests — the caucuses in Iowa and the New Hampshire Primary Elections. The American people have one more chance to evaluate the six remaining Republican candidates [...]
Without pension reform, ‘Land of Lincoln’ on borrowed time and money
November 18, 2011 By
Thursday, Nov. 12, was set as the final day of a two-week fall session where pension reform, approval of Chicago casinos and tax changes to aid businesses were to have addressed. Shamefully Illinois lawmakers fled Springfield for their homes leaving the crisis issues unaddressed and in limbo, but with an agreement to return for a one-day session on November 29th [...]
Honoring Veterans
November 15, 2011 By
Veterans Day might be a once-a-year declared and celebrated federal holiday, but its importance in honoring all veterans whether or not they have served in combat or not should not and CAN NOT be forgotten by the American people. For to become indifferent to the sacrifices of those who have given us the right to [...]
Electability vs. Ideological matters to conservatives
November 11, 2011 By
Primary Elections for Illinoisans are scheduled for March. Soon Republicans of all stripes will be asked to vote for the candidate they wish to challenge and hopefully defeat President Barack Obama in November of 2012. As states are affected by policies enacted at a national level, Illinois, with its 20 electoral vote in 2012 (21 [...]
The Illinois Policy Institute hosts futurist and author, Joel Kotkin
November 7, 2011 By
The Illinois Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research organization dedicated to supporting free market principles and liberty-based public policy in the state of Illinois, located at 190 S. LaSalle, Street in Chicago, hosted futurist and author, Joel Kotkin, on Wednesday, November 2nd. Left: John Tillman, CEO, Illinois Policy Institute. Right: Joel Kotkin, futurist and author of [...]
Dismissing debt limit is irresponsible, foolhardy and unforgivable
While all eyes and ears were focused on Monday evening’s Fox News Republican presidential debate and the daily speculating about the outcome of the South Carolina Primary Elections on Saturday, January 21st, my concern centers on another $1.2 trillion increase in the nation’s debt limit requested by President Obama on Thursday, January 12th. The $1.2 [...]