It sure is a good thing that State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson voted for that pension raid. Look at all the good works that are resulting from raiding the retirement fund of local employees:
Expected to be announcing his re-election campaign soon, the Democratic governor has signed off on sending up to $7 million to protect Chicago's shoreline, $4 million for the Joffrey Ballet and millions of dollars more for buildings, bike paths and ball fields, administration records showed.
The money will go to projects first approved during the administration of former Republican Gov. George Ryan, who cut thousands of deals with lawmakers throughout the state before the economy soured.
This is a very transparent move by Governor Blagojevich, too: Freeze the money until closer to re-election, then release it and try to look like a hero to people who have been twisting in the wind for three years. That, my friends, is real leadership.
All told, that's another $470 million of your retirement fund dollars, funding things like a Chicago ballet. One more line:
Along with money for the Joffrey Ballet and the Lake Michigan shoreline, the records showed the Chicago area is a big winner.
Anyone surprised?
While Blago is busy putting us further in debt, I'm guessing our area didn't see any/much of it...just being taken granted again, right?
That's not true at all. Several area projects received funding.
That's true. Tens of thousands of area residents are subsidizing those projects with the money that should be in their pension funds right now.
Just remember, every time you see Rep. Jakobsson and Gov. Blagojevich passing out checks for this rehab clinic or that bike trail - the money came out of the pension fund, and those projects wouldn't have been possible except for the sacrifices imposed on unwilling University employees, among others.
Well, you're "on message," I'll give you that.
Truth hurts - and it's hurting Jakobsson's poll numbers, too.
Yes, we gotta have that BALLET. Looks like NAOMI is doing a real dance herself. For a state in financial crisis it sure is nice to our governor join with JAKOBSSON and get money where it's needed.......A NICE TUTU NAOMI!