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The state of Illinois has operated under the Obama plan. Spend as much as you can. Raise pay and pensions for public employees. Raise taxes. The result is a pending fiscal default. Big employers like Sears and CME, the Chicago Board of Trade are threatening to leave. Many jobs have already moved to Indiana. Now Read the full article…

The state of Illinois is broke for all intents and purposes. Contractors are not being paid, and pensions are over $2 billion underfunded. As Santa Obama works the campaign trail passing out goodies for votes, like the new rules for student loans, the Super Committee he delegated the job of reducing the budget by a Read the full article…