Wanted: Fiscally responsible politicians
State Sen. Jeff Schoenberg (D-Evanston) suggests that a massive, costly, long-awaited and controversial statewide public-works program won’t be considered by the legislature until after the fall elections.
The idea that politicians can’t settle difficult issues before an election has become so widely accepted that it hardly raises an eyebrow anymore. That’s the way it is, we’re told. But is that the way it should be?
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