Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner warned on Tuesday that state government is in
a much more desperate financial mess than anyone has been willing to
admit. "The deficit is far worse than has been discussed," he said.
We already knew it was pretty bad. Already knew that lawmakers and Gov. Pat Quinn had concocted a phony spending plan this year to get them through a November election.
The Civic Federation of Chicago earlier this year laid bare many of the gimmicks and short-term stunts lawmakers used to mask how bad things are. But now that the guy who didn't have a vested interest in that phony budget has gotten a look under the hood, he's warning that ... well, take a big gulp.
Lawmakers are back in Springfield for a few days. Only one of them —one! — lost re-election in November. So, safely past the wrath of voters, are they scrambling to save money, cut spending, do anything to ease the financial shock a new governor will face?
No. They're maneuvering to expand state government. They're moving to create a state health insurance exchange under Obamacare.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-obamacare-exchange-edit-1203-20141202-story.html
We already knew it was pretty bad. Already knew that lawmakers and Gov. Pat Quinn had concocted a phony spending plan this year to get them through a November election.
The Civic Federation of Chicago earlier this year laid bare many of the gimmicks and short-term stunts lawmakers used to mask how bad things are. But now that the guy who didn't have a vested interest in that phony budget has gotten a look under the hood, he's warning that ... well, take a big gulp.
Lawmakers are back in Springfield for a few days. Only one of them —one! — lost re-election in November. So, safely past the wrath of voters, are they scrambling to save money, cut spending, do anything to ease the financial shock a new governor will face?
No. They're maneuvering to expand state government. They're moving to create a state health insurance exchange under Obamacare.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-obamacare-exchange-edit-1203-20141202-story.html
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