tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post7830552897127412518..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-14871572483064286232007-03-25T07:49:00.000-05:002007-03-25T07:49:00.000-05:00If Illinois residents, who work in Chicago, move to Indiana to escape rising property taxes, as Chris suggests, there should be some consequences.<BR/><BR/>Hint: it's NOT taxes...directly. It's home prices, mostly. And quality of schools. Home prices affect taxes, of course...now that Indiana has finally entered the 19th century on that score (kicking and screaming the whole way).<BR/><BR/>Just like Marion County employing out-county folks, a commuter tax makes sense. Lacking the political will to enact such a tax for people who are burdening the infrastructure of the host county, a toll road sounds like a damned good idea to me.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, Mitch was mildly gracious. Or condescending, depending on whether the words come with that smarmy grin that mimmicks W's, which makes you just wanna bitchslap both of them into the next century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4478255735995129192007-03-24T17:52:00.000-05:002007-03-24T17:52:00.000-05:00CAPIT <A HREF="http://christopherhedges.com/noilliana/2007/03/capit-vows-to-continue-illiana-fight.html" REL="nofollow">vows</A> to continue the fight against the Illiana, but it remains to be seen if they'll have the same level of intensity in their opposition now that many of the opponents don't have to worry that the road will be built near their towns.<BR/><BR/>The governor is wise to not completely drop the plan, because it is likely that the unions and business leaders in Lake County look forward to the highway.<BR/><BR/>Also, as more and more Illinois people move to Lake County to escape ultra-high Cook Co. taxes and many Lake Co. residents commute to Chicago and other Illinois destinations for higher paying jobs, additional routes to Illinois will be necessary to keep all of the current roadways from being clogged during all hours of the day.<BR/><BR/>If the Illiana lessens some of the truck traffic on U.S. 30 and Indiana 2, it will be a good thing, not to mention providing an alternative to the Borman when it is congested like it was during the 1990s and early 2000s.C. Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373242280268570221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-43267145772804052212007-03-24T17:03:00.000-05:002007-03-24T17:03:00.000-05:00Well, 3:17, I suppose politics can make us all cynical, but I thought Mitch was pretty gracious about this one. Now if only his former boss ( I won't mention names, but his initials are George W. Bush) would listen to the public...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-8592983474924031362007-03-24T15:17:00.000-05:002007-03-24T15:17:00.000-05:00Translation: I don't have a bat's chance in hell of winning re-election unless I get this behind me fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com