Governor's good intentions aren't enough
Have you looked around Arlington Heights lately? What stands out the most? The many houses that are for sale.
It amazes me. I think people are tired of paying the ever-rising property tax. In other words, people are getting taxed out of their homes.
Wait, didn't our governor campaign on a "robust economy and lower property taxes?" What happened?
As I read my neighbor's opinions, I agree with them that our governor has good intentions. Halfway through his term, he is nowhere close to getting anything done.
No, it is not Madigan's and Cullerton's fault. Has anyone ever thought that the reason why these two men handed our governor an out-of-balance budget was to get the point across that our tax structure is unfair, and our state does not have the money stream to pay for anything?
He also campaigned on talking to people on both sides of the aisle. That is not happening either.
Government is set up on talking to each other and compromise. Our state is still very broke. Our governor has good intentions, but not a clue on how to get things done. No plan whatsoever on who to talk to and what to say.
He tried to make this state, a right-to-work state. He lost. Instead of rolling up his sleeves and working on our very unfair tax structure, he buried his head in a corner and did nothing.
This state has serious problems, and serious people must talk to each other and get things done. Our governor is not serious. We have done it before, but our leaders were serious about solving problems back then for the people, not himself.
Steven T. Thompson
Arlington Heights