February 18, 2015

The Cruel Politics of One GOP Governor's Agenda to Fleece the Public | Alternet

The Cruel Politics of One GOP Governor's Agenda to Fleece the Public | Alternet

"The new governor of Illinois, Bruce Rauner, is a hedge fund manager whose salary last year was $60 million. He spent $65.9 million—including $27.6 million of his own money—buying his last election, and he’s about to introduce an austerity program that will make most folks in Illinois think they are living in austerity-wracked Greece, with less idyllic weather."