Monday, January 09, 2006
Part I -- IFT Questionnaire - SB 750 & Charter Schools
The IFT’s description of the bill in parentheses is
Question two asks about House Bill 755, as amended by retiring Senator Rick Winkel. It deals “strictly with education funding reform for K-12 schools and higher education.”
The IFT description:
The only Republican who supported this bill was Winkel.
Question three asks,
Number four on the list is also about hiking taxes:
Of course, fuzzy worded poll questions already show this. Notice that the IFT doesn’t say it will poll in an individual legislator’s district and share the results.
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The bill raises income taxes, expands sales tax on personal services, cuts property taxes, improves school funding an closes the budget’s long-term structural deficit
Question two asks about House Bill 755, as amended by retiring Senator Rick Winkel. It deals “strictly with education funding reform for K-12 schools and higher education.”
The IFT description:
The bill raises new funding for all levels of education.
The only Republican who supported this bill was Winkel.
Question three asks,
Would you support SB 750 if the governor took an active leadership role in promoting the need for comprehensive reforms in state revenue and school funding in the general public?
Number four on the list is also about hiking taxes:
Would you support SB 750 if polling showed a majority of Illinois citizens accepted the need for these funding and revenue reforms?
Of course, fuzzy worded poll questions already show this. Notice that the IFT doesn’t say it will poll in an individual legislator’s district and share the results.
To return to McHenry County Blog, click here.
# posted by Cal Skinner : 5:59 PM
