Cap and Trade Bill Tax

Congresswoman Melissa Bean has voted for the Cap and Trade Bill. This is a tax on power companies that the power companies have already publicly stated they will pass on to the users. In other words another tax on us from the Federal Government. Higher taxes to help pay for Big Corporate bailouts while the ordinary taxpayer is saddled with a national debt that only our grandchildren will see paid off.

If you happen to see Congresswoman Bean visiting our Congressional District, please tell her to change her vote. Maybe better yet come next November we can elect a member of Congress that will really represent us in Congress.

European Healthcare

T.R. is on an overseas investigation of the European health care system that our President wants for us. So far the comments are "God Forbid", I wonder what that means?

Cut Spending First

T.R. attend the Lake County Republican Central Committee meeting Monday night to hear from State Senator Bill Brady and State Senator Dan Duffy. Both men said the Republicans in the State Legislature are united about not raising taxes before spending is cut back. But the Democrats seem not to hear them or the public complaint of higher taxes in a bad economy. Brady & Duffy both want to balance the state budget with cuts to new spending programs and lower spending for existing state programs. Sen. Brady insisted that Republicans sticking to their conservative principles can win elections and turn this state around. The Democrats just don't seem to listen, they just passed a new program to give grants to released felons who have been jailed for at least ten years to start up new businesses. Some might call that pouring money down a rat hole, I call that typical Chicago Democrat spending.

Balanced Budget Needed

The State Legislature controlled by the Democratic Party of Cook County has ended the current legislative session with much of the state business undone. They could not bare to cut programs and they did not dare to raise taxes. They want increased programs and new programs to increase the size of government, but they look for someone else to pay for it.

Gov. Pat Quinn said he would start sending notices to social service providers alerting them of the consequences if a budget isn’t enacted by July 1, the first day of the new fiscal year. Speaker Madigan said, "I'm not going to put a time line on this process." What does matter, is now they need Republican votes to pass a balanced budget. The Governor and the Legislative Leaders meet later this week to find a way out of this budget mess.

Now is the time for real answers to the economic mess the state is in and not more smoke and mirrors that we have had the past six years under Democratic leadership. What the state needs is real leadership from Springfield, not new increased programs controlled by an increased state government.

Taxed Enough?

Lake County Government has worked to keep within their budget, unlike their counter parts in Cook County. The State of Illinois does not support education as they should, which only leaves the property tax payer to fund the schools. Cook County Government and the State legislature are controlled by the Democratic Party of Cook County. Next November you have a decision to make, do we continue to follow the Dems, with higher taxes and larger government or do we vote for a real change?

While you write your entire property tax bill payment to the Lake County Collector, Lake County keeps only 7%. The rest is distributed to 231 other taxing districts in the county, with schools getting the biggest piece. With a median housing value of $282,000 in Lake County, $390 of the average property tax bill goes to County government.