By Kristina Rasmussen, EVP, Illinois Policy Institute -
Illinois may be broke and its credit rating may be in the tank, but that isn’t stopping state legislators from creating a new “Forever Green Illinois Program” that would provide for the “maintenance and beautification of greenery” on state or local government property.
Just in case you were wondering, “greenery” includes grass, weeds, trees, shrubs, bushes, plants and other plant material.
The House has appropriated $750,000 from general funds for grants related to the Forever Green Illinois Program.
Illinois’ fiscal house is on fire, and politicians are planting flowerbeds in the front yard. This is what happens when you bail out bad spending habits with a 67 percent income tax increase – the irresponsible behavior only gets worse.
Stay classy, Springfield.
