Cut the government cars, Save our Tax $$$

Cut the city cars: Official out after alleged DUI in city car

Cut the state cars.

Cook County too--I'm sure there are plenty.

How about let them take public transportation. Or drive on their own dime. Give them a little bit of gas money--maybe they'll be sensitive to the amount in gas taxes we pay.

Better yet, cut their jobs--see how they like paying taxes in the private sector.

And cut the cushy retirement and other bennies too. Cut the spending. STOP the spending!

truthinaccounting.org for more.

...Or we'll stop you cold at the polls.

...and I'll say this--Michael Steele are you listening? In Chicago? Chicago!!! Chicago!!!Chicago!!!: Illinois Republican candidate for governor, state Sen. Bill Brady in the suburbs recently:

“It helps us with minority communities, it’s truth, it’s real,” Brady said. “It points to the dynamic differences between the political fiefdoms and the continuation of power for a few against the people they represent,” Brady said. “It really bothered me when – to counteract this — they actually put $10 million into last year’s budget to help alleviate the “food desert” problem. We could have made hundreds of millions in tax revenue by letting the private sector alleviate the food desert problem.”

And ironically, those “food deserts” – the term used to describe economically-depressed areas major fresh produce retailers avoid because they drain major grocers’ financial resources – are a key element of First Lady Michelle Obama’s emphasis in fighting childhood obesity.

Allowing corporate entities like WalMart or Target doesn’t just bring in discount sales items, big box supporters argue, they most often serve as the center of a productive economic resource that can change a community.

“By the way, you won’t find too many free-standing big boxes. Generally, we developers are willing to give land to a big box just to make the land sales of the surrounding properties. Because once you get an anchor like that, dry cleaners, fast food and all the other benefits come in,” he said. “Construction, revenue and all the permanent jobs are a fraction big boxes will have on the area.”

Sometimes I could just tear out my hair.

P.S. Cue Chicago native John Belushi. A prize rant. ...and this video just for fun. Awk! I am off to walk my dog.