http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2011/01/quinn-congratulates-democrats-on-income-tax-increase.html

I'm all for paying the bills, but tempered with some spending restraint might be nice. Oh well. Can't wait for next year's tax bill.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Man you guys are pretty SOL.

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..and I was wondering about that 67%? From what % to what %?
600 a year is 12/wk. = about the price of a six pack and a pack of smokes.
You're better off without them sir. We know what's best for you, you common little man!

I'm from Govt. and I'm here to help.

YEAAHH!

Come East young man!
New Jersey.

Our republican governor is getting things done with co-operation of a Democratic legislature. Chris Christie is very popular at the moment.
Check it out.

http://njnnewspublictv.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/stateofthestaterecap/

I'd be OK with an increase if I thought for one moment that there would be appropriate cuts to go along with it, and that it really would be "temporary."

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Time to vote with your feet like I did - Plenty of things to do in Va!

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

I know it, man. We have a nice enough house here (and should own it outright in fairly short order), my folks retired here, and I have several years into a job with a fine retirement plan here (in IL). I hate to throw all that away, but until the Chicago stranglehold on the state lessens its grip, the temptation to skip town is surely on my mind.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

From 3% to 5% is a huge hit. That's an extra $600 for the average low-middle class household.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Ditto on voting with your feet. Depending on where in the state you are, Is it possible to cross a state line to get awawy? We ahve a lot of people in my area that work in MD and NJ and commute.

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86 300SDL. 250,xxx on #14 Head. One eye always on temp gauge.. Cruising towards 300K

I dunno. Are there states around now w/o major budget woes? This stuff can't go on much longer. CA has huge deficits and the fed. govt. doesn't have deep pockets to bail anyone out.

Some kind of rude awakening is headed our way, I have a feeling. Best cut defense spending by half now. And ag. subsidies. Then go after education and the like.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Too many very, very wealthy people will be affected by cutting defence spending or eliminating agriculture subsidies. That leaves education and the like. They can send their kids to private schools, and with any luck, you'll help pay the bill.

Cool your state figured out how to steel more from you!

Looks like you guys didn't vote stupid enough politicians in. Next time go for bigger morons so they can't get anything done.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Cool.

Got that right Carl.

With appreciation to Joel Klein, Bernie Madoff delivered 8% returns year in and year out. He's in jail.
Public employee and teachers retirement funds assume rates of return north of 5%. (then govts. at all levels fail to match even those understated liabilities).

Governments have over-promised and under-funded benefits to all segments of society to-a-fare the well. The balloon is getting-bigger and bigger. And those asked to pay aren't going to feel particularly obliged to do so. Sooo, you all moan about societal "friction." My guess fwiw: you ain't seen nuthin yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJmBPCYt5LY

You guys in your 20's and 30's are destined to lived in a much different world than guys like cmac and me. I doubt it'll be as good overall as the half-century we have lived in.

Annie get your gun.

I wish I was in my 20s again, the next 20-30 years are going to have tons of opportunities for anyone who's paying attention. The entire asian continent is finally starting to do something, there will be huge opportunities with about 3 billion new customers in the industrialized world. All you have to do is figure out how to get ahead of the curve.

I used to work with a guy who said; their is always a huge river of money going by, all you have to do is be smart enough to scoop it up.