Letter to the editor

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In a message dated 6/2/1999 11:13:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

User102241@... writes:

<< " Letter to the Editor. " >>

Great letter . Do I have your permission to print it off and start

spreading?

Randi

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To Randi, Yes you may print the letter. I wrote it to help get the word out

to the public; hope it will do some good for our servicemen and women.

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I doubt that it will get printed, but, I submitted this letter to the Tribune:

The poor, the elderly, and the disabled are once again being held hostage by

Illinois bureaucrats who have personal agendas, powerful egos, and plenty of

chutzpah (that's audacity for the uninitiated).

As the parent of a young man with a developmental disability, I am terrified for

my son's future. Illinois has a culture of corruption and patronage, a

repeating pattern of balancing the budget by reducing community services, and a

solid history of fiscal and moral irresponsibility with its reliance on

institutional care for the elderly and individuals with disabilities Illinois

has been consistently found to be at the bottom when compared to all other

states in providing adequate funding for community supports and services for

individuals with disabilities.

But aren't we all sick of the political posturing and game playing of our

elected officials? We are paying our elected legislators overtime while the

threat of a doom and gloom budget hangs over our heads. We need legislators

with courage to do the right thing and we need them to do it now.

Before we fund roads, before we fund the lions, tigers and bears, let's step up

and do what should be done first. Legislators need to address reforms, then

we need a 5% income tax increase and then we can determine what is available for

capital spending.

There is no need to cut community services if our legislators and leaders put

people before politics. I hope our legislators and leaders put an end to the

" business as usual " approach to government in Illinois and take the high moral

road out of the cesspool that we have become. Our leadership had better start

doing their jobs or I would strongly suggest that we vote them all out and start

fresh in the next election cycle.

Ellen

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Bravo Ellen thanks for sharing that since I read IPADDU more than the tribune

Thais