The new Tax bills are being mailed in Lake County. Doubtless you have questions. Come ask Township Assessors Rebecca Tonigan and John Barrington anything about assessments, appraisals, trends, exemptions and more. Bring your neighbors and bring your questions.
Tuesday May 17th 7:00pm - 8:30pm, Ela Township 1155 East Route 22 Lake Zurich, Illinois
Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Stop the Spending!
The State of Illinois is unable to pay current bills and has borrowed to pay past bills. The debt just keeps getting larger and larger, but instead of working to reduce the debt, the Cook County Democratic controlled state government only wants to spend more. The Democratic leaders only see needs that should be attended, they fail to see the lack of funding that causes harm to the very people they want to help. They continue to dig a deeper hole of debt for our state.
The answer should be spend only what the state needs to function and to pay off past loans. Once Illinois government is solvent again, other needs can be looked at and if there is money in the budget they can be helped.
The link below is by State Senator Matt Murphy, which gives his view of what is not being done in Springfield to decrease the growing debt.
The answer should be spend only what the state needs to function and to pay off past loans. Once Illinois government is solvent again, other needs can be looked at and if there is money in the budget they can be helped.
The link below is by State Senator Matt Murphy, which gives his view of what is not being done in Springfield to decrease the growing debt.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
We are on the Wrong Track
A CBS News/New York Times poll shows 63 % of Americans oppose raising the debt limit.
Also unpopular with the American people according to the same poll is Congress. Only 16% approve of the job Congress is doing. Of those polled 75% disapprove of the job Congress is dong.
The President did not fair too well either when it comes to the issues, Mr. Obama has a 39% approval rating on his handling of foreign policy, a 38% percent approval on handling the economy and a 33% percent approval rating on handling the budget deficit.
The poll showed 75% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track.
Despite all this the Democratic Party, which seems to be under the influence of socialists and Chicago politics, seems to think they know better than the majority of Americans when it comes to how this Country should be governed.
The American People are calling for limited government and fiscal responsibility from our Federal Government. Several members of Congress, both Republican and Democrat have said that Washington cannot continue to spend at the levels it is currently doing. To continue on this path that the President and members of his party have put us on will bankrupt the nation.
The same can be said of our state government. The same Chicago/Cook County politics that have driven our nation to the edge of bankruptcy is alive and well in Illinois. We need to contact all our representatives in government, at all levels and remind them that they represent the people and not big government or big corporations. Enough of the bailouts and handouts, we should all be equal to either fail or succeed in life.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Tell Them We Care!
In the latest election less than 20% of voters in Lake County bothered to cast their votes. This was an election that elected people to local library, park, and school boards which in turn sets the local property tax rates. People complain about taxes but fail to show up to vote their concerns about taxes. Complacency like that is part of how we got into this mess of government over spending and over taxing.
Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and our Congressman Joe Walsh this Sunday on different national television networks expressed the concerns of the Conservative Republican movement when it comes to our National Debt. The Country is going broke on the current path of tax & spend big government. If nothing is done to Social Security and Medicare both systems will be broke and unable to help our senior citizens. Congressman Ryan has a plan that will not change anything for those 55 and older. His plan will make changes for those younger, which will ensure that there will be Social Security & Medicare in the near future and for many years to come. He wants to get rid of the tax loop holes that some big corporations currently use to not pay any taxes at all. Even if we could tax the top 2% of the tax bracket to 100%, that would not be enough money to pay for all the programs our President wants to keep funded.
The Country is going broke, our national credit card is almost maxed out. Other countries have gone broke but have been bailed out by us and their neighboring countries. No one will come to our rescue and bail out the United States when we cannot pay the bills when they come due. We need to keep the pressure up on all our elected officials that they cannot continue to spend our money and plunge our Country and children into debt. We must not let our members in Congress think that we do not care about our financial future.
Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and our Congressman Joe Walsh this Sunday on different national television networks expressed the concerns of the Conservative Republican movement when it comes to our National Debt. The Country is going broke on the current path of tax & spend big government. If nothing is done to Social Security and Medicare both systems will be broke and unable to help our senior citizens. Congressman Ryan has a plan that will not change anything for those 55 and older. His plan will make changes for those younger, which will ensure that there will be Social Security & Medicare in the near future and for many years to come. He wants to get rid of the tax loop holes that some big corporations currently use to not pay any taxes at all. Even if we could tax the top 2% of the tax bracket to 100%, that would not be enough money to pay for all the programs our President wants to keep funded.
The Country is going broke, our national credit card is almost maxed out. Other countries have gone broke but have been bailed out by us and their neighboring countries. No one will come to our rescue and bail out the United States when we cannot pay the bills when they come due. We need to keep the pressure up on all our elected officials that they cannot continue to spend our money and plunge our Country and children into debt. We must not let our members in Congress think that we do not care about our financial future.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Wisconsin or Illinois?
School District 46 in Grayslake has had a stunning couple of months.
Most recently, the last 2 weeks have proven to be Wisconsin-type politics
brought to Grayslake.
Michael Carbone, school board member, was targeted and censured based
upon allegations only. He was not allowed any due process prior to the censure.
On the other hand, the school board president, Mary Garcia, and Sue Facklam,
the vice-president and secretary, have had charges filed with the state's
attorney's office. There is an investigation pending.
You have to ask...why was the school board so quick to censure Michael Carbone, and
investigating allegations into Mary Garcia and Sue Facklam?
The answer is simple and obvious: Michael Carbone has exposed the corruption and
cronyism that exists on the school board and within the district.
Michael has brought to light, through his efforts at making the district more
transparent, some of the old politics and favors that have permeated that school
district as well as others throughout this state and this country.
You have to ask yourself: what do they have to hide? Why fight the transparency?
What are they doing that they don't want to be found out?
Time for Mary and Sue to be held accountable.
Most recently, the last 2 weeks have proven to be Wisconsin-type politics
brought to Grayslake.
Michael Carbone, school board member, was targeted and censured based
upon allegations only. He was not allowed any due process prior to the censure.
On the other hand, the school board president, Mary Garcia, and Sue Facklam,
the vice-president and secretary, have had charges filed with the state's
attorney's office. There is an investigation pending.
You have to ask...why was the school board so quick to censure Michael Carbone, and
investigating allegations into Mary Garcia and Sue Facklam?
The answer is simple and obvious: Michael Carbone has exposed the corruption and
cronyism that exists on the school board and within the district.
Michael has brought to light, through his efforts at making the district more
transparent, some of the old politics and favors that have permeated that school
district as well as others throughout this state and this country.
You have to ask yourself: what do they have to hide? Why fight the transparency?
What are they doing that they don't want to be found out?
Time for Mary and Sue to be held accountable.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Have a Cup of Joe with Joe Walsh at Angelo's in Woodstock
- Where: Angelo's Restauarant, 117 E. Van Buren St. in Woodstock
- When: 10:00 - 11-30 AM
- Details: Please join Congressman Walsh to discuss what's going on in Washington and Illinois' 8th District over a cup of coffee at this week's "Have A Cup of Joe with Joe."
Angelo's 117 E Van Buren St. Woodstock, IL 60098
Please bring your friends, neighbors and coworkers out with you. Joe looks forward to seeing you there!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Walsh on ABC News
In case you missed it, Congressman Joe Walsh was featured on ABC News This Week for a seven minute segment. Here is the link to view the segment:
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/tea-party-freshmen-return-home-13012478
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