tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post5021978963498320374..comments2024-03-28T13:57:27.683-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Court to Illinois: "You Made Your Bed, Now Sleep In It."Comrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-71601767556348197072015-05-17T15:13:20.667-04:002015-05-17T15:13:20.667-04:00There is no painless solution, but there is a good...There is no painless solution, but there is a good one: Raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations that were the instigators and beneficiaries of this fiscal corruption, until the pension funds are paid back. And then keep those taxes high until those rich people don't have enough money left to buy the government.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-37113564326209350222015-05-15T20:53:37.168-04:002015-05-15T20:53:37.168-04:00There are no good, nor painless, solutions to Illi...There are no good, nor painless, solutions to Illinois' problems. The state is basically bankrupt. It's time to dissolve the state, sell its assets, and pay out whatever bondholders and pensioners it can. <br /><br />This is where profligate spending gets any government. Also, any public officials that wittingly allowed Illinois to rocket down this path should be prosecuted for fraud and/or embezzlement. While Illinois was going down the drain, they were raising their own salaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com