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🦃 TALK TURKEY: TRUMP’S ECONOMY JUST PUT THE GOBBLE BACK IN YOUR WALLET

🦃 TALK TURKEY: TRUMP’S ECONOMY JUST PUT THE GOBBLE BACK IN YOUR WALLET

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Published on: 12/11/2025

Prices are falling, wallets are smiling, and Thanksgiving’s back in feast mode! Thanks to Trump’s economic revival, families can gobble up more joy—and more turkey—without the pinch at the checkout line.

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ILLINOIS IN DECLINE: TAXES SOAR, BUSINESSES FLEE, AND LEADERSHIP FAILS TO ACT

ILLINOIS IN DECLINE: TAXES SOAR, BUSINESSES FLEE, AND LEADERSHIP FAILS TO ACT

Staff Writer
Published on: 09/11/2025

Illinois has fallen to 38th in national tax competitiveness as record-high property, corporate, and sales taxes drive families and businesses out. Without balance, accountability, and reform, the state’s economy and future will keep slipping away.

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GOOD GRIEF, ILLINOIS: VOTERS HATE TAXES BUT KEEP VOTING FOR MORE

GOOD GRIEF, ILLINOIS: VOTERS HATE TAXES BUT KEEP VOTING FOR MORE

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Published on: 05/11/2025

Illinois voters rage over soaring taxes yet keep reelecting leaders who raise them. Amid record outmigration, pension debt, and fresh levies, frustration grows as residents protest the pain—then reward the taxman.

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ILLINOIS ON THE BRINK: CRUMBLING BRIDGES, DRAINED ROAD FUNDS, AND A STATE ONE FAILURE AWAY FROM DISASTER

ILLINOIS ON THE BRINK: CRUMBLING BRIDGES, DRAINED ROAD FUNDS, AND A STATE ONE FAILURE AWAY FROM DISASTER

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Published on: 01/11/2025

Steel groans, concrete splits, and lifelines buckle as critical funds vanish. Every failing span endangers lives and commerce alike—a ticking countdown to disaster, where one more fracture could bring the nation to its knees.

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AMERICA’S FOOD STAMP MELTDOWN: HOW SNAP DEPENDENCY AND FRAUD ARE BLEEDING TAXPAYERS DRY

AMERICA’S FOOD STAMP MELTDOWN: HOW SNAP DEPENDENCY AND FRAUD ARE BLEEDING TAXPAYERS DRY

Staff Writer
Published on: 01/11/2025

As SNAP funding stalls amid the shutdown, fraud and abuse come to light—billions lost, accountability ignored. A deep look at how America’s food safety net turned into a system of waste, dependence, and deception.

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 Illinois Democrats’ Phantom Tax Raid: Stealing Your Future Before You Cash In

Illinois Democrats’ Phantom Tax Raid: Stealing Your Future Before You Cash In

Staff Writer
Published on: 29/10/2025

Illinois Democrats push phantom taxes on unrealized wealth while ignoring innovation, jobs, and growth. Pritzker’s policies drain wallets and drive businesses out—proof that Springfield’s answer to every crisis is always more taxes.

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