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It's the economy stupid

Illinois’ sluggish jobs recovery is coming at a tremendous cost. For every post-recession job created in Illinois, nearly two people have enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps.
In the recession era, the number of Illinoisans dependent on food stamps has risen by 745,000. Without adequate job creation in the state, Illinois families have had no choice but to depend upon food stamps to put bread on the table.
The Prairie State has had the worst recovery from the Great Recession of any state in the U.S. There are nearly 300,000 fewer Illinoisans working today than in January 2008, and 170,000 fewer payroll jobs.
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See more at: http://www.illinoispolicy.org/jobs-vs-food-stamps/#sthash.m0OAtnwI.dpuf
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They lightened some of the gun laws and gun crime fell...., but that library!  Man!
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"Well, they have that going for them"....and they might get the Obama library.
:*) (big f...cking deal, eh)
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Hmmmmm.  Well, they have that going for them.
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