Better than Carol Marin w/Lisa Madigan: Berkowitz w/Sen. Brady on Deficits, Taxes, Abortion, Vouchers and much more; Cable and Streaming
Jeff Berkowitz: Would you support school vouchers in Chicago?
Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) and 2010 Republican Primary Gubernatorial candidate: I have. [Watch Brady here].
Jeff Berkowitz: Not have you, but would you, going forward? Would you go forward and say they should have a choice, those parents, school choice-school vouchers, in Chicago, where the schools are failing.
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Sen. Bill Brady: Well, the Democrats have built this problem up over the last six years. And, we’re not going to solve it in three months, so we probably have to look at borrowing in the marketplace as opposed to borrowing against our Medicaid providers.
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Sen. Bill Brady: But, it’s over-all. [The Chicago tax] adversely affects the economic opportunities we offer our citizens. When we lose jobs, to the tune of 700,000 jobs over the last six years, because the Democrats, the Blagojevich-Quinn administration, has increased the burden on businesses and families… we have to right the situation, that means roll back taxes and fees, make Illinois competitive—
Jeff Berkowitz: And, if it’s a four billion dollar deficit [for this fiscal year] and we’ve only got three months, or so, left—
Sen. Bill Brady: Right.
Jeff Berkowitz: What would you do…if you were Governor, do you have to do something or can you just live with a four billion dollar deficit and go to the next fiscal year.
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This week’s Chicago metro suburban edition of Public Affairs features Bill Brady, State Senator (R-Bloomington) and 2010 Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate. [See below for the Chicago metro suburban, City of Chicago, Aurora and Rockford airing schedules for the show with Sen. Brady]. Watch Brady here debate and discuss State budget, tax, spending, deficit, education and school choice, healthcare, pension, SB600, democracy and republics, gays, guns, God and abortion issues with show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz.
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The "Public Affairs," show with Sen. Brady can be watched on your computer.
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Jeff Berkowitz: …Quinn says… families with incomes of $57,000, or less, will not pay higher taxes; …families with incomes of more than $57,000 will pay higher taxes [under the Quinn proposed legislation]. Is Quinn right on that and does that matter?
State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington): Well, he gets an F. He fails.
Jeff Berkowitz: Because?
State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington): Because he is raising taxes on families. We are in horrific economic times. And, over the last six years because of the Blagojevich-Quinn and Democrat policies, our state has fallen far behind. We are amongst the five worst job-producing states in the nation. We are one of only five states that has fewer jobs today than we did ten years ago. The last thing you do in these times is raise taxes on families…a single individual making as little as $16,000 would pay an increase in taxes…
Jeff Berkowitz: Is that necessarily bad. Shouldn’t everybody have some skin in the game? If there is going to be an increase in taxes, should we only tax the people [with incomes] above $60,000 or $200,000?
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Sen. Bill Brady: The point is we are a high tax state. The City of Chicago has the highest tax of any municipality in this nation.
Jeff Berkowitz: That’s city stuff, that’s different. I mean that’s not state legislation.
Sen. Bill Brady: But, it’s over-all. It adversely affects the economic opportunities we offer our citizens. When we lose jobs, to the tune of 700,000 jobs over the last six years, because the Democrats, the Blagojevich-Quinn administration, has increased the burden on businesses and families… we have to right the situation, that means roll back taxes and fees, make Illinois competitive—
Jeff Berkowitz: And, if it’s a four billion dollar deficit [for this fiscal year] and we’ve only got three months, or so, left—
Sen. Bill Brady: Right.
Jeff Berkowitz: What would you do…if you were Governor, do you have to do something or can you just live with a four billion dollar deficit and go to the next fiscal year.
Sen. Bill Brady: …first, you’ve got to look at the fiscal year. How do we turn the ship next year? How do we balance next year’s budget?
Jeff Berkowitz: You go to next year before you go to this year?
Sen. Bill Brady: You go to next year first and you look at how do we balance it. Can we pay some of that deficit down in next year’s budget?
Jeff Berkowitz: …what Gov. Quinn says is that for the next year, 09-10, the next fiscal year, he says the projected deficit is about 8 billion dollars—
Sen. Bill Brady: If he fails, if he fails—
Jeff Berkowitz: Folks, when you hear a 12 billion dollar deficit, what they’re doing is, they’re saying 8 billion dollars projected in deficit for next year, 4 billion for this year, twelve billion dollar deficit. Now, you’re saying—
Sen. Bill Brady: And, you’re good to point out the difference. Because I think part of their plan is to confuse your listeners, the voters—
Jeff Berkowitz: Who is “their.”
Sen. Bill Brady: The Democrats, by making…
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Jeff Berkowitz: Quinn has proposed cutting $500 million in spending this year. So, now you’ve got 2 billion dollars from stimulus funds [for this year’s budget], 500 million dollars from cuts [in spending] for this fiscal year. That leaves you with a billion and a half [of a hole to fill]. If you accept those two things, what do you do-- Bill Brady, [to cure] that extra billion and a half of deficit?
Sen. Bill Brady: Well, the Democrats have built this problem up over the last six years. And, we’re not going to solve it in three months, so we probably have to look at borrowing in the marketplace as opposed to borrowing against our Medicaid providers.
Jeff Berkowitz: Borrowing in the marketplace to get by for this year?
Sen. Bill Brady: Yes. And, then you work at paying that short-term debt back by balancing your budget and paying down that debt.
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Jeff Berkowitz: Would you support school vouchers in Chicago?
Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) and 2010 Republican Primary Gubernatorial candidate: I have.
Jeff Berkowitz: Not have you, but would you, going forward? Would you go forward and say they should have a choice, those parents, school choice-school vouchers, in Chicago, where the schools are failing.
Senator Bill Brady: I think they do.
Jeff Berkowitz: You think they should?
Senator Bill Brady: Absolutely. If they cannot succeed in those schools, then we need to use every tool possible, be it charter schools, which are doing very well; be it vouchers--
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The "Public Affairs," show with Sen. Brady was taped on April 5, 2009.
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Public Affairs Chicago Metro suburban airing schedule:
The show featuring Sen. Brady is airing this week in the North and Northwest Chicago Metro suburbs in its regular slot:
Tonight (Tuesday) at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
and Tonight (Tuesday) at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
and on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
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Chicago and Aurora:
The "Public Affairs," show featuring State Sen. Bill Brady will also air throughout the City of Chicago this coming Monday night, April 20 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21(CANTV, aka Chicago Access Network TV) and that same night on cable in Aurora and surrounding areas at 7:30 pm on ACTV-10. The Aurora station, ACTV-10, aka Aurora Community Television, Comcast Cable Ch. 10, reaches all of Aurora, Bristol, Big Rock and parts of Oswego, Sandwich, Sugar Grove and Montgomery.
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Rockford:
The "Public Affairs," show featuring State Sen. Bill Brady , will also air throughout the City of Rockford (and in surrounding areas) a week from this coming Thursday night, April 23 at 8:00 pm on Cable Ch. 17. The surrounding areas reached by Ch. 17 include Byron, Cedarville, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Mount Morris, New Milford, Portions of Ogle County, Oregon, Polo, Stillman Valley, Winnebago, Portions of Boone County and Poplar Grove.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com. *************************************************************
"Public Affairs," is a weekly political interview show airing in Chicago on CANTV, in the Chicago metro area, Aurora and Rockford on Comcast and also often on the Illinois Channel. You can watch the shows, including archived shows going back to 2005, here.
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Recently posted shows on the Public Affairs YouTube page include the fastest five minutes on the web- a New York Times video about Obama-Berkowitz, a show with Bill Brady, State Senator and 2010 Republican Primary candidate for Governor, a show with State Senator and likely 2010 10th CD candidate Susan Garrett(D-Lake Forest) about hot topics in Illinois state government, a show with State Rep. Mark Beaubien (R-Wauconda) about hot topics in Illinois state government, a show with State Rep. Susana Mendoza (D-Chicago) about hot topics in Illinois government, a show with IL 5th CD Dem nominee--Cook County Cmsr. Mike Quigley (who is now extremely likely to win the April general election to decide who replaces Cong. Rahm Emanuel), the second fastest five minutes on the web- a segment of Bill O'Reilly with Berkowitz discussing a clip of Obama from 2002 on Blagojevich and many more shows. And, see here for very recent postings on our Youtube page.
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Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) and 2010 Republican Primary Gubernatorial candidate: I have. [Watch Brady here].
Jeff Berkowitz: Not have you, but would you, going forward? Would you go forward and say they should have a choice, those parents, school choice-school vouchers, in Chicago, where the schools are failing.
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Sen. Bill Brady: Well, the Democrats have built this problem up over the last six years. And, we’re not going to solve it in three months, so we probably have to look at borrowing in the marketplace as opposed to borrowing against our Medicaid providers.
*************************
Sen. Bill Brady: But, it’s over-all. [The Chicago tax] adversely affects the economic opportunities we offer our citizens. When we lose jobs, to the tune of 700,000 jobs over the last six years, because the Democrats, the Blagojevich-Quinn administration, has increased the burden on businesses and families… we have to right the situation, that means roll back taxes and fees, make Illinois competitive—
Jeff Berkowitz: And, if it’s a four billion dollar deficit [for this fiscal year] and we’ve only got three months, or so, left—
Sen. Bill Brady: Right.
Jeff Berkowitz: What would you do…if you were Governor, do you have to do something or can you just live with a four billion dollar deficit and go to the next fiscal year.
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This week’s Chicago metro suburban edition of Public Affairs features Bill Brady, State Senator (R-Bloomington) and 2010 Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate. [See below for the Chicago metro suburban, City of Chicago, Aurora and Rockford airing schedules for the show with Sen. Brady]. Watch Brady here debate and discuss State budget, tax, spending, deficit, education and school choice, healthcare, pension, SB600, democracy and republics, gays, guns, God and abortion issues with show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz.
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The "Public Affairs," show with Sen. Brady can be watched on your computer.
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Jeff Berkowitz: …Quinn says… families with incomes of $57,000, or less, will not pay higher taxes; …families with incomes of more than $57,000 will pay higher taxes [under the Quinn proposed legislation]. Is Quinn right on that and does that matter?
State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington): Well, he gets an F. He fails.
Jeff Berkowitz: Because?
State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington): Because he is raising taxes on families. We are in horrific economic times. And, over the last six years because of the Blagojevich-Quinn and Democrat policies, our state has fallen far behind. We are amongst the five worst job-producing states in the nation. We are one of only five states that has fewer jobs today than we did ten years ago. The last thing you do in these times is raise taxes on families…a single individual making as little as $16,000 would pay an increase in taxes…
Jeff Berkowitz: Is that necessarily bad. Shouldn’t everybody have some skin in the game? If there is going to be an increase in taxes, should we only tax the people [with incomes] above $60,000 or $200,000?
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Sen. Bill Brady: The point is we are a high tax state. The City of Chicago has the highest tax of any municipality in this nation.
Jeff Berkowitz: That’s city stuff, that’s different. I mean that’s not state legislation.
Sen. Bill Brady: But, it’s over-all. It adversely affects the economic opportunities we offer our citizens. When we lose jobs, to the tune of 700,000 jobs over the last six years, because the Democrats, the Blagojevich-Quinn administration, has increased the burden on businesses and families… we have to right the situation, that means roll back taxes and fees, make Illinois competitive—
Jeff Berkowitz: And, if it’s a four billion dollar deficit [for this fiscal year] and we’ve only got three months, or so, left—
Sen. Bill Brady: Right.
Jeff Berkowitz: What would you do…if you were Governor, do you have to do something or can you just live with a four billion dollar deficit and go to the next fiscal year.
Sen. Bill Brady: …first, you’ve got to look at the fiscal year. How do we turn the ship next year? How do we balance next year’s budget?
Jeff Berkowitz: You go to next year before you go to this year?
Sen. Bill Brady: You go to next year first and you look at how do we balance it. Can we pay some of that deficit down in next year’s budget?
Jeff Berkowitz: …what Gov. Quinn says is that for the next year, 09-10, the next fiscal year, he says the projected deficit is about 8 billion dollars—
Sen. Bill Brady: If he fails, if he fails—
Jeff Berkowitz: Folks, when you hear a 12 billion dollar deficit, what they’re doing is, they’re saying 8 billion dollars projected in deficit for next year, 4 billion for this year, twelve billion dollar deficit. Now, you’re saying—
Sen. Bill Brady: And, you’re good to point out the difference. Because I think part of their plan is to confuse your listeners, the voters—
Jeff Berkowitz: Who is “their.”
Sen. Bill Brady: The Democrats, by making…
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Jeff Berkowitz: Quinn has proposed cutting $500 million in spending this year. So, now you’ve got 2 billion dollars from stimulus funds [for this year’s budget], 500 million dollars from cuts [in spending] for this fiscal year. That leaves you with a billion and a half [of a hole to fill]. If you accept those two things, what do you do-- Bill Brady, [to cure] that extra billion and a half of deficit?
Sen. Bill Brady: Well, the Democrats have built this problem up over the last six years. And, we’re not going to solve it in three months, so we probably have to look at borrowing in the marketplace as opposed to borrowing against our Medicaid providers.
Jeff Berkowitz: Borrowing in the marketplace to get by for this year?
Sen. Bill Brady: Yes. And, then you work at paying that short-term debt back by balancing your budget and paying down that debt.
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Jeff Berkowitz: Would you support school vouchers in Chicago?
Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) and 2010 Republican Primary Gubernatorial candidate: I have.
Jeff Berkowitz: Not have you, but would you, going forward? Would you go forward and say they should have a choice, those parents, school choice-school vouchers, in Chicago, where the schools are failing.
Senator Bill Brady: I think they do.
Jeff Berkowitz: You think they should?
Senator Bill Brady: Absolutely. If they cannot succeed in those schools, then we need to use every tool possible, be it charter schools, which are doing very well; be it vouchers--
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The "Public Affairs," show with Sen. Brady was taped on April 5, 2009.
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Public Affairs Chicago Metro suburban airing schedule:
The show featuring Sen. Brady is airing this week in the North and Northwest Chicago Metro suburbs in its regular slot:
Tonight (Tuesday) at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
and Tonight (Tuesday) at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
and on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
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Chicago and Aurora:
The "Public Affairs," show featuring State Sen. Bill Brady will also air throughout the City of Chicago this coming Monday night, April 20 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21(CANTV, aka Chicago Access Network TV) and that same night on cable in Aurora and surrounding areas at 7:30 pm on ACTV-10. The Aurora station, ACTV-10, aka Aurora Community Television, Comcast Cable Ch. 10, reaches all of Aurora, Bristol, Big Rock and parts of Oswego, Sandwich, Sugar Grove and Montgomery.
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Rockford:
The "Public Affairs," show featuring State Sen. Bill Brady , will also air throughout the City of Rockford (and in surrounding areas) a week from this coming Thursday night, April 23 at 8:00 pm on Cable Ch. 17. The surrounding areas reached by Ch. 17 include Byron, Cedarville, Cherry Valley, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Mount Morris, New Milford, Portions of Ogle County, Oregon, Polo, Stillman Valley, Winnebago, Portions of Boone County and Poplar Grove.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com. *************************************************************
"Public Affairs," is a weekly political interview show airing in Chicago on CANTV, in the Chicago metro area, Aurora and Rockford on Comcast and also often on the Illinois Channel. You can watch the shows, including archived shows going back to 2005, here.
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Recently posted shows on the Public Affairs YouTube page include the fastest five minutes on the web- a New York Times video about Obama-Berkowitz, a show with Bill Brady, State Senator and 2010 Republican Primary candidate for Governor, a show with State Senator and likely 2010 10th CD candidate Susan Garrett(D-Lake Forest) about hot topics in Illinois state government, a show with State Rep. Mark Beaubien (R-Wauconda) about hot topics in Illinois state government, a show with State Rep. Susana Mendoza (D-Chicago) about hot topics in Illinois government, a show with IL 5th CD Dem nominee--Cook County Cmsr. Mike Quigley (who is now extremely likely to win the April general election to decide who replaces Cong. Rahm Emanuel), the second fastest five minutes on the web- a segment of Bill O'Reilly with Berkowitz discussing a clip of Obama from 2002 on Blagojevich and many more shows. And, see here for very recent postings on our Youtube page.
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