Find the Government Worker

  This editorial cartoon from the USA Today in 2009 reminded me of current day Illinois. Tough times for everyone, except for those who work for the government. Recently, Gov. Quinn signed a contract handing out 7 percent pay raises, a two-year “no layoff” guarantee, a pledge to close no branches, plus another round of...

This editorial cartoon from the USA Today in 2009 reminded me of current day Illinois. Tough times for everyone, except for those who work for the government.

Recently, Gov. Quinn signed a contract handing out 7 percent pay raises, a two-year “no layoff” guarantee, a pledge to close no branches, plus another round of pay hikes topping 8 percent to members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Read more about that sweetheart deal in an editorial penned by the Illinois Policy Institute’s Kristina Rasmussen and Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute, recently published in the Rockford Register Star.