Small Town Wren

So I think this is quite good.  Um, huh?

I live in the heart of IL-14, so we often get some crazy things happening around here. Granted, we (finally) elected a Democrat* to congress, which gives me hope, there’s still a lot of right wing crazy around here.  But sometimes we get things right out here in Kane Co. I’d say this is one of them.

I’m pretty sure it’s not a secret that pretty much unilaterally, government is having some budget issues. I find it thoroughly refreshing to see a progressive and fair way to help with that issues.  Sliding scales are what we need more of in this country.  And before you come marching in saying that making richer criminals pay larger fines is unjust, need I remind you of the link between poverty and criminal activity?  How is exacerbating that problem of any help?

* This is my childhood best friend’s dad. Pretty cool, huh?

Tags: Kane County, politics

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