I’m sorry to inform you that our federal tax dollars are being used for this nonsense. From IllinoisWatchdog.org.
State aircraft are flying to Kansas and transporting prairie chickens back to the Land of Lincoln.
And at a time state lawmakers are looking at raising the state income tax, Illinois state employees have been hiking across Kansas trapping these chickens.
Talk about fowl fiscal deeds.
State pilots have flown between Illinois and Kansas not once, not twice but 14 times this year taking prairie chickens to downstate Jasper and Marion counties.
The difference between Illinois and North Carolina is stark. Thankfully, here in our state, legislative reformers and Gov. McCrory have reduced and flattened our income tax — meaning millions of taxpayers will have more money in the wallets. In addition, the governor is selling the state-owned helicopter to save about $250,000 per year.
