Connor Towne O'Neill

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So, you know, the original declaration, it included grievances against the king.

And they put those grievances in the document itself.

The breakup text.

And New Illinois has a list of grievances too, but Merritt told me they had to break precedent there.

So the grievances, they publish them separately.

They include tyrannically high taxes, unconstitutional gun laws, gerrymandering, debt, immigration enforcement, or lack thereof.

The list goes on.

Exactly.

Yeah.

But at the same time, critics of New Illinois point out that the folks downstate actually benefit from Chicago's tax dollars.

Chicago is a big economic engine for the state.

There's this study from a few years ago showing just how Chicago helps rural counties.

Some counties, people will get back something like $2 and change in state services for every dollar they pay in tax.

On the other hand, people in Cook County, they get like 90 cents back for every dollar taxed.

So yeah, in that light, it's good to have Chicago in the state.

Supporters of splitting up the state, they push back on that, though.

Given their own way, which I guess I mean given their own state, they say they'll create their own economic engines.

They pledge to create a more business-friendly environment, fewer regulations, lower taxes.

They want to revitalize the coal industry.

Plus, they see all these economic liabilities brought about by Chicago Democrats.

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