Chicago Tribune bashes Madigan tax hike

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Democratic Party Boss and his Democrats--along with the Madigan 15 Republican traitors--voted for a 32 percent income tax hike.

But do long-suffering Illinois residents get anything in return for their pockets being picked?

The Chicago Tribune says "No."

You might think that Democratic legislators — for 14 years the primary architects of a financial fiasco that has created enormous taxpayer debts — would acquiesce on pro-growth economic reforms that our neighboring states have adopted.

You might think the majority party would listen to large and small business owners about the urgent need for more reasonable workers' compensation insurance costs.

You might think Democrats would have advanced another pension reform bill or created a lower-cost, defined contribution plan for new employees, or attempted to change the Illinois Constitution's crushing pension obligation language.

You might think they would have been alarmed at the exodus of residents escaping to states with lower taxes, far fewer debt obligations and less dysfunction.

And of course there is no property tax reform or freeze.