Grokmaster
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People living in longtime democrat strongholds are tired of life under the Politburo...?
Why the Illinois exodus? The rich get bashed, and off they go
he break-up emails arrive steadily, almost therapeutically, from authors seeking affirmation of their decision to end a dysfunctional relationship.
The familiar anguish: We tried to make it work … we waited until the kids were out of school … we worked up the costs and finally put the house on the market
And finally: We had to break up. With Illinois.
A recent compatriot to the Illinois Exodus: A 25-year Chicagoan who sold his 2-bedroom, 2½-bath Lincoln Park townhouse in early January at a $30,000 loss. He’s moving to Indiana.
“Like thousands of others, I tired of the one-party system, rising pension debt, no change to the current pension system, increasing property taxes (mine doubled), increasing crime and soft approach to criminals,” he wrote to me.
Why the Illinois exodus? The rich get bashed, and off they go - Chicago Tribune
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IOW , TIRED of LEFTIST NONSENSE, in general....
Why the Illinois exodus? The rich get bashed, and off they go
he break-up emails arrive steadily, almost therapeutically, from authors seeking affirmation of their decision to end a dysfunctional relationship.
The familiar anguish: We tried to make it work … we waited until the kids were out of school … we worked up the costs and finally put the house on the market
And finally: We had to break up. With Illinois.
A recent compatriot to the Illinois Exodus: A 25-year Chicagoan who sold his 2-bedroom, 2½-bath Lincoln Park townhouse in early January at a $30,000 loss. He’s moving to Indiana.
“Like thousands of others, I tired of the one-party system, rising pension debt, no change to the current pension system, increasing property taxes (mine doubled), increasing crime and soft approach to criminals,” he wrote to me.
Why the Illinois exodus? The rich get bashed, and off they go - Chicago Tribune
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IOW , TIRED of LEFTIST NONSENSE, in general....