^ And unfortunately the pols in Springfield, in concert with the unions, completely rewrote the constitution in the mid 70s, disallowing the state from cutting any promised benefits to the unions, regardless of how unsustainable or egregiously vote buying said benefits were. They literally tied the hands of the taxpayers behind their backs. Taxpayers are now stuck paying out benefits to pensioners to the point where the state no longer has the funds to adequately serve its own citizens. Most of these union pensioners out earn (both during their career as well as in retirement) the median annual income of taxpayers in Illinois.
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