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Until you hear Illinois politicians fighting for a pension amendment, changes to labor laws, a bankruptcy option for cities and other changes that reduce the insurmountable pension debts, then they aren’t addressing the problem.

...“good feelings” among consumers are starting to fade.

"People have definitely bought into the bearish macro view." 

Women are slowly catching up to men in median wages but growth has been pathetic across the board...

Even with limited savings, "now they can have that great adventure they always wanted..."

Multiple cities in Illinois are forced to cut police, fire departments and other city services to fund pension plans...

Since the days of Big Bill Thompson, Chicago has been a cesspool of graft and corruption. Can waving the magic wand of bankruptcy cure the city of almost 100 years of amoral governance? Don't bet the farm on it...

The incident is drawing attention to a critical but lightly regulated corner of the economy.

“Share your anonymous info so we can all get paid more together...”

Don't ignore the data...

"That’s going to have a big effect on the economy..."

What would appear to many Illinoisans as glaring conflicts of interest over the years have not appeared to raise red flags for the new chief justice.

...there's a "very clear cyclical downturn in jobs growth, there's really no debating that, and it looks set to continue."

This is just more bad news for the "greatest economy ever." 

Meanwhile, Americans have been weaning themselves off dependency on government programs...

"It’s just difficult to see how both sides can come to an agreement."