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Did Rauner have any investigations into his financial shadiness while he was in office? I cannot remember anything.
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Is Juliana Stratton good? Since it seems like Pritzker isn't going to do poo poo, maybe this can get him out of office and put someone in who cares about more than just photo ops.
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Apr 25, 2019 00:10
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Bizarro Kanyon posted:Did Rauner have any investigations into his financial shadiness while he was in office? I don't think so but he's not out of the woods yet. It wasn't until right after Quinn was out of office that he started getting looked at IIRC, although that investigation didn't go anywhere.
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Apr 25, 2019 00:12
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Back in October I was at a press conference in a back yard in Des Plaines where Rauner and Schneider gave a speech about how the toilet thing was A CRIMINAL ACT, HEINOUS! Then as soon as they shut their mouths every reporter out there started hammering him with questions about Quincy, and he answered 2 by bring it back around to the toilets, and then he was whisked away to safety. Rich Miller is right to point out that the investigation started right around when Roskam and the other shitheel GOP US reps in IL sent a letter to the States Attorney begging to please, god, investigate the toilets!
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Apr 25, 2019 04:53
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Thing is, what's the max sentence for something like that even if he's found guilty? They've already paid back what they got on the tax break in full so it's not like the county is down any money. I'm guessing if anything comes of it, his brother or whoever it is that was managing the property and named on the deed will take the fall. IL gonna IL.
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Apr 25, 2019 14:28
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If you commit tax fraud you still get in trouble even if you pay it back. Usually. But he's rich so it probably won't matter. Personally I do think this is a big deal, he's already a billionaire and pulling poo poo like this to avoid tax breaks which ultimately Jack's up the property taxes on everyone else is heinous. I guarantee if he would pull something like this he's done plenty else more subtle to gently caress us over.
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Apr 25, 2019 14:35
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I accepted he has probably done awful money things when I voted for him. He's a billionaire, you don't get that way clean.
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Apr 25, 2019 14:37
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Honestly as long as he can pass the fair tax I don't give a gently caress about anything else, but May is going to be an utter clusterfuck in the GA and everyone I know is bracing themselves for it. I mean look at all the poo poo he wants to get through. Weed, gaming (Sports and video), capital bill, fair tax. Two of those things would be a big ask for a single legislative session normally, especially after already jamming through the minimum wage already earlier in the session.
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Apr 25, 2019 14:56
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dwarf74 posted:I accepted he has probably done awful money things when I voted for him. He's a billionaire, you don't get that way clean. He's an heir, he didn't have to be clean or dirty, Grandpa did it all for him.
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Apr 26, 2019 18:05
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https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/30/legislators-threatened-with-mass-assassination-if-they-dont-remove-pension-clause-from-state-constitution/ Very cool and very normal. Totally not some nutcase who has read too much IPI.
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May 1, 2019 00:37
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Met the data firm for I think Lightfoot's campaign, they used word "representative" for the client but the timeline they mentioned fits better for Lightfoot but obviously they didnt confirm. Interesting people, extremely enamored with Trump's data team and thought Hillary's was garbage, had some fascinating insights from their data sets of non-profit work they were willing to share. In closing; deplatforming is the best way to stop abhorrent ideologies.
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May 1, 2019 02:20
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Barudak posted:Met the data firm for I think Lightfoot's campaign, they used word "representative" for the client but the timeline they mentioned fits better for Lightfoot but obviously they didnt confirm. Interesting people, extremely enamored with Trump's data team and thought Hillary's was garbage, had some fascinating insights from their data sets of non-profit work they were willing to share. Do they need everything by mid-august? Probably a congressional challenger who wants to have things set before printing petitions.
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May 1, 2019 20:40
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NomChompsky posted:https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/30/legislators-threatened-with-mass-assassination-if-they-dont-remove-pension-clause-from-state-constitution/ IPI?
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May 1, 2019 20:51
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Farecoal posted:IPI? Illinois Policy Institute, a lolbertarian "think tank" 501(c)3 organization, specializing in muddying the water on tax issues. Basically a gently caress-you-got-mine ALEC wannabe.
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May 1, 2019 21:00
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The X-man cometh posted:Do they need everything by mid-august? Probably a congressional challenger who wants to have things set before printing petitions. Cant be, it was a finished case study and noted the candidate they worked for won.
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May 1, 2019 23:25
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Dr. Gargunza posted:Illinois Policy Institute, a lolbertarian "think tank" 501(c)3 organization, specializing in muddying the water on tax issues. Basically a gently caress-you-got-mine ALEC wannabe. Also helped run Rauners administration for the last year or two
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May 1, 2019 23:41
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brugroffil posted:Also helped run Rauners administration for the last year or two Hence the "ALEC" part. And given how Brucie's run as governor went, also the "wannabe" part.
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May 3, 2019 14:39
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Dr. Gargunza posted:Hence the "ALEC" part. And given how Brucie's run as governor went, also the "wannabe" part. ALEC sponsors and "advises" a lot, but I think IPI had a number of direct hires into Rauner's admin by the end. Does ALEC do that as well?
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May 3, 2019 14:41
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IPI is Dan Proft's group, right?
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May 3, 2019 22:28
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-new-marijuana-bill-proposal-20190504-story.htmlquote:A proposed law to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Illinois would allow possession of up to 30 grams of the plant for residents 21 and over, a $20 million low-interest loan program to promote “social equity” in business ownership, and expungement of misdemeanor and Class 4 felony marijuana convictions.
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May 5, 2019 03:20
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So it doesn't seem like we'll see stores till the middle of next year.
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May 5, 2019 21:45
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The X-man cometh posted:IPI is Dan Proft's group, right? Proft is definitely chummy with them but I am not sure how involved he is. He definitely parrots them in his 30-something fake newspapers.
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May 7, 2019 19:30
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Seems pretty interesting. https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190507/illinois-took-in-15-billion-more-than-expected-last-month quote:State revenue for April exceeded projections by $1.5 billion, according to a letter sent to legislative leaders by state finance officials.
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May 8, 2019 03:34
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Bizarro Kanyon posted:The windfall all but covers the deficit expected in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget. Help, why is reality so stupid?
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May 8, 2019 04:12
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I suppose the federal tax law was written to benefit multi-billionaires and huge corporations, and there are less of them in Illinois than New York, California, and other states people are moving to from Illinois.
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May 8, 2019 13:06
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Here's some shady bullshit on marijuana legalization. https://www.wcia.com/amp/news/capitol-news/senator-charges-to-reveal-what-cannabis-companies-are-viable-/2002422831
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May 15, 2019 04:10
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The X-man cometh posted:Here's some shady bullshit on marijuana legalization. everything about that is so loving chicago/illinois politics
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May 15, 2019 04:45
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I noticed a lot of stuff popping up opposing marijuana here. Like the Sun-Times ran two negative editorials last week. Is there a chance this all falls through? And not surprising that some shady poo poo is involved. They were always going to get their cut before any of this went through.
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May 15, 2019 05:56
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Its really unfortunate that IL isn't taking the Denver/CO approach. Vice tax on retail, control zones of purchase, revenue goes to education. But no, we have to get wild on personal cultivation, equity in a pseduo-VC arrangement funded by the state (?) and other garbage like that state rep above selling seminars. Sigh.
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May 15, 2019 06:53
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Colorado created a lot of unintended consequences when it legalized, which led to most of the benefits going to wealthy white people, many from out of state. Illinois is trying to avoid those mistakes, and anti-legalization forces (the alcohol lobby) are now using that to slow it down but they'd just use another excuse if legalization was more straightforward.
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May 15, 2019 11:59
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jbusbysack posted:Its really unfortunate that IL isn't taking the Denver/CO approach. The equity thing is really, really important. Otherwise you have a situation where, by dealing in and going to prison for marijuana for so long, PoC basically made an enormous initial investment so frat boys straight out of college can become millionaires doing the same thing. Meanwhile there will be PoC serving out sentences, and many more suffering the long-term consequences of regularly having their family members and capital taken from them by the state.
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May 15, 2019 13:49
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I don't care how they do it. The important thing is that it is legalized and people will stop getting up for weed. Also that people who have these dumb convictions can get them expunged so they can get a decent job.
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May 16, 2019 22:59
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Niwrad posted:I don't care how they do it. The important thing is that it is legalized and people will stop getting up for weed. Also that people who have these dumb convictions can get them expunged so they can get a decent job. It's gonna be great when Michigan starts selling recreational weed at the end of this year. Even though it looks like the SW corner already has a bunch of areas that have already banned the sale, I'm sure there is going to be a couple of communities that will buck that trend and then I'll just make a 2 hour drive to pick up a shitload of weed for myself.
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May 16, 2019 23:05
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New Buffalo's definitely gonna have it for the tourists.
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May 16, 2019 23:53
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The number of lovely Indiana cops lining up at the border to pull over out-of-state license plates is gonna be astronomical
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May 17, 2019 00:45
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The X-man cometh posted:New Buffalo's definitely gonna have it for the tourists. Nope, New Buffalo has already banned recreational sales according to this map/site: https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/01/marijuana-businesses-banned-in-more-than-250-michigan-communities.html But I'm guessing some community between New Buffalo and Benton Harbor won't be idiots. Especially some of the little communities around the Warren Dunes State Park.
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May 17, 2019 00:59
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Poque posted:The number of lovely Indiana cops lining up at the border to pull over out-of-state license plates is gonna be astronomical Lmao, the best way to probably do it would be to boat from Chicago to Michigan. Also, there isn't much the police can do if you just follow the speed limit and don't drive like an rear end in a top hat. At least in theory since they can pretty much come up with any reason to pull you over. But they would still need probable cause to search your vehicle, although police are obviously fascists and don't really care about following the law just forcing others to follow it.
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May 17, 2019 01:00
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My dad just retired to Michigan. My uncle also has been growing weed for 30 years and grew legally as soon as Michigan made medical legal way back when.
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May 17, 2019 01:03
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Beastie posted:My dad just retired to Michigan. My uncle also has been growing weed for 30 years and grew legally as soon as Michigan made medical legal way back when. Just FYI, I still feel a little bad about just believing the poor assumptions of my parents regarding your aunt and uncle. I really just remember them as cool people with that crazy looking dog Petey. But you won't have any issues getting weed. 
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So, I'm very much out of politics because I'm still putting myself back together after being homeless. Is there any chance or to to try and get disability income to match minimum wage? Surviving Chicago on 534$ a month is stressful
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