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* Your own thoughts on the governor’s SOTS/Budget address today?

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 2:42 pm

Comments

Excellent speech. Love how he pointed out the extensive GOP fecklessness and hypocrisy.

Comment by Southern Skeptic Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 2:45 pm
Disappointing that there is very little to address the structural, long-term budget deficit. Stop kicking the can and deal with the real issues.

Comment by Smalls Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 2:52 pm
The Governor needs a new nemesis. He seemed a little lost without anyone to blame.

Comment by Franklin Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 2:58 pm
$900 million in cuts to corporate welfare isn’t a one time revenue source. That will continue year after year so that starts to address our structural problems if the GA goes along with it.

Comment by hmmm Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 2:58 pm
Blaming the Republicans for not making suggestions for cuts is a real trojan horse. The Dems earned their super majority. Now do what you want to do.

Comment by EP Friend Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:00 pm
Probably a more thoughtful attempt at a budget plan and assessment of the state than anticipated(?) as it seems no one is fully happy with all that was put forth.

Nicely written and delivered speech, judging style, substance, and execution…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:03 pm
=== The Dems earned their super majority. Now do what you want to do.===

The $900 million in loophole money lost, that’s a governor owning… “happily”

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:04 pm
It was about what I expected. I was holding out hope for some BOLD cuts but we didn’t get them.

It’s a starting point and I hope it can get some R votes along the way this spring.

Comment by Cool Papa Bell Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:09 pm
Rather partisan. That has never been a good look for this Governor. He is still mad at this failure to pass the progressive tax amendment. And it was obvious.

Comment by Nagidam Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:12 pm
Between the taping (not live), and use of staged workers/props in the background, it felt like a way too long and tortured campaign ad than a budget address.

Comment by fs Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:16 pm
“Disappointing that there is very little to address the structural, long-term budget deficit”

If you’re Pritzker, and the federal government is fronting you cash that it’s paying 1.30% (10-year Treasury) to borrow, why would you address the structural deficit?

There is absolutely NO upside to increasing taxes right now.

Comment by Julian Perez Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:17 pm
He is in way over his head……

Comment by Disappointed Female Suburban Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:18 pm
Meh. I wish the governor had demonstrated that he understands the urgency about the state of Illinois’ financial present and future that many of his constituents are feeling. He doesn’t have to come across as hair on fire but a little more passion coupled with some practical new ideas would have been welcome.

Comment by Responsa Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:21 pm
===staged workers/props===

He was at a National Guard vax center. Do you think the moon landing was faked, too? C’mon.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:27 pm
Really glad to see Corporate tax credits being abolished and restricted. Just from page 4 of his budget in brief we only receive 7.3% of our State’s revenues from Corporate Income Tax. While 48.3% of the State’s revenues come from individual income taxes. It is beyond time to close that disparity.

Comment by Jefferson T Duncan Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:27 pm
Speech content was great. Republicans message is disjointed, off base, and contradictory depending on who is talking. Democrats seem pleased. Pritzker win. (during a very difficult year, we should acknowledge)

Comment by Overland Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:28 pm
So Cool Papa, how about you spell out the Bold cuts you wanted to see.

Which group of people do you want to see their programs cut?

What group of state employees do you want to see laid off?

Which state operated developmental and mental health hospitals do you want to see closed?

What prisons should be closed and staff laid off>

Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:29 pm
Rather poetic to tie in the Spanish flu experience with our own. A lot of very well-crafted phrases.

Comment by Dan Johnson Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:32 pm
Just another cowardly politician avoiding doing the hard thing.

Maybe one day Illinois will get the leader it needs, someone willing to own the sizable tax increases needed.

Comment by Funtimes Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:33 pm
As we saw below, everyone wants more. There are a whole lot of groups that are underfunded. Is there an estimate of the revenue needed to make everyone feel like they didn’t get hosed? And how could we get there? I’m just trying to grapple on what a budget like that would look like.

Comment by Metric Man Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:34 pm
Glad he praised Lightford a couple of times said Oak Park’s Senator.

Comment by Oak Park Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:48 pm
I thought it was well done. Two things:
1) I was confused about his comments about the federal gov money and why we deserve more than our neighboring states.
2) I would like to have heard a major cut like a university closing or consolidating agencies (or even a minor cut like Duquoin state fair ending)

Comment by Lurker Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:51 pm
=== 2) I would like to have heard a major cut like a university closing or consolidating agencies (or even a minor cut like Duquoin state fair ending) ===

Not even Rauner did that. Why would you expect a liberal Democrat to do it?

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:52 pm
Governors own. Too bold? Not bold enough? Hoping for too much from feds? Not enough?

Doesn’t matter. I hope he has success, I don’t see GOP coming to the table, and I have yet to see voters vote with nuance.

Comment by Swampy Corn Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:57 pm
we better be careful. if we close these corporate loopholes, all of our businesses will move to texas.

Comment by blue line Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 3:58 pm
=all of our businesses will move to texas.=

Definitely a more stable, certain environment…especially when it comes to energy

Comment by Joe Bidenopolous Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:05 pm
I’ll repeat what I posted on another thread:

Nobody is very happy with it … so it must be a halfway decent approach on what is doable today.

Comment by RNUG Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:06 pm
===all of our businesses will move to texas.===

“Texas is closed right now, leave a message”

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:07 pm
Meh… it was fine. Not a bad speech. Most folks seem generally dissatisfied with the budget proposal, so it is probably a good one. At this point though, there is absolutely no need to even mention the GOP. Save that for the campaign season. All they do is complain and offer nothing, don’t give them a shout out. They haven’t earned it. And trust me, they want it more than anything else. It gives them credibility.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:09 pm
Looks around and see everyone is upset about one thing or another.

Guess its pretty alright then.

Comment by Dee Lay Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:33 pm
== all of our businesses will move to texas. ==

So Illinois will have exes in Texas?

Comment by RNUG Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:36 pm
Disappointed that it doesn’t discuss the fundamental reorganization and consolidation of government at all levels. More than 8,000 units of government in the state. Time to reduce that number as part of the the overall plan to reach fiscal sanity.

Comment by striketoo Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:50 pm
Pritzker did what he could do.
Also to comment on the GOP’s posturing against working constructively, Don Tracy’s comments are childish. Frat boy stuff.

Comment by S. Side Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:54 pm
Much like the party conventions last year, and as someone who always streams these things online, I much preferred this format.

Comment by Anoni Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 4:58 pm
Wonder what his speech would have been like if he was actually standing in front of the legislature. As for the budget, it will be tweaked but the governor will get most of what he wants. IMO, the governor has a long uphill battle ahead of him to win reelection.

Comment by Cutlass73 Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 5:15 pm
Good, Bad or indifferent it’s the Senate Dems and Education, Black Caucus and funding the Social Justice reforms, the Republicans and pick any reason, local Municipalities. All are serious problems for the Governor in the days ahead.

Comment by May Soon Be Required Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 5:19 pm
He was too partisan and had little in the way of real solutions. Times like these call for our leaders to be bigger than that.

Comment by CapitolRob Wednesday, Feb 17, 21 @ 6:30 pm