ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Community Opt-Out for Marijuana Dispensaries – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/community-opt-out-for-marijuana-dispensaries/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Take
ACTION: Ask your local mayor, village trustees, aldermen and county board
members to pass an ordinance prohibiting marijuana dispensaries and marijuana
businesses in your community. The Village of Morton in central Illinois is the
first municipality to pass such an ordinance. Their ordinance can serve as a
template for other communities: Click HERE for this sample ordinance. Once it
is introduced, ask local pastors, local law enforcement officials, doctors,
counselors, fire chief and emergency personnel, teachers, school
administrators, activists and others in the community to write letters and
speak at public hearings in support of a ban on marijuana sales. Cover this
entire process in your prayers. Pray especially for the wisdom of local
officials who must vote on this proposal. . .Furthermore, it is important to
point out that six Republicans also supported this regressive policy to make
our highways less safe and to enslave our neighbors to addiction and mental
illness: Illinois State Senators Jason Barickman (Bloomington), Neil Anderson
(Moline), Steve McClure (Jacksonville), and Illinois State Representatives
Allen Skillicorn (Crystal Lake), Lindsay Parkhurst (Kankakee), and David Welter
(Morris) voted in favor of this anti-family policy. In their desperation to
find a new revenue source to fix the financial mess they created (and/or to
promote a so-called “social justice” antidote), these lawmakers failed sorely
in their job to protect Illinois citizens.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville City Council takes first step toward opting out of
the retail sale of recreational pot – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-retail-marijuana-sale-naperville-council-st-20190717-rb6gxuw4lzaetie2wupsb6vtfm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
Naperville City Council appears ready to say no the selling recreational
marijuana in the city. Members voted 5-4 Tuesday to direct staff to prepare the
documentation needed to opt out of the retail sale of adult-use cannabis under
the terms of the new state law, which goes into effect Jan. 1. The vote came
after public comment from more than 15 people, including two businesses that
want permission to sell pot in the city and representatives from behavioral
health centers who are opposed to it. Council members Theresa Sullivan, Patty
Gustin, Paul Hinterlong, Kevin Coyne and Patrick Kelly voted to opt out of
allowing the retail sale of recreational cannabis. Those voting in favor were
Benny White, Judy Brodhead, John Krummen and Mayor Steve Chirico. . .Residents
and council members who spoke against the selling it in Naperville said it to
approve it would be contrary to the city’s positive image, detrimental to public
safety and potentially harmful to youth. “There is nothing family friendly
about recreational marijuana. Family friendly is Naperville’s brand,” resident
Jennifer Taylor said. . .Gustin reminded her fellow council members that while
there may be benefits from a medical standpoint, the sale and use of marijuana
is still against the law in the eyes of the U.S. government. “This is a
federally illegal product,” Gustin said. “The federal government has not
legalized marijuana because it’s a drug. Selling recreational marijuana will
draw the nuisance to Naperville.” With Tuesday’s vote, city staff will prepare
the necessary documents for an official council vote to opt out of the retail
sale of recreational marijuana later in the year. . .Councilman Coyne said
allowing recreational marijuana just because the city already sells alcohol and
cigarettes doesn’t make sense. “We should allow and accept marijuana because
alcohol is already here. We have one bad habit in town, so we should add
another? I don’t buy into that,” Coyne said. Matt Quinn, community relations
coordinator with Rosecrance, said teens perceive marijuana use as less risky
than they did in the past. Quinn urged council to “not be naive” about the law
requiring pot consumers to be 21 or older. Teens push boundaries, he said.)
— Snuff out the Peotone airport pipe dream – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/kristen-mcqueary/ct-column-peotone-airport-pipe-dream-mcqueary-20190716-756he632y5aeznfu5f6jp2uvw4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-donald-trump-leave-america-tweet-20190716-owiu5qoufbaajdeie3wiwseyeu-story.html
— Soccer fans, activists rally at U.S. Soccer headquarters for equal pay –
MARIE FAZIO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-us-womens-soccer-rally-equal-pay-20190716-y3mc5dkmqne3nj3giixevdyntu-story.html
— With both R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein, it takes a village. – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-r-kelly-court-kass-20190717-fjedr5n5dffvtppber6cjot7ni-story.html
— Progressive single mom taking on Foster in Congressional primary – DENISE
CROSBY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-ventura-st-0717-20190716-ri7gcfmalfftle2433l2uuxpkq-story.html
— Fair redistricting for Illinois – State Sen. Bill Brady, Senate Republican
Leader, 44th District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-071819-20190717-a4yw7kbxs5h2rkexzxac5ywp5m-story.html
— Illinois gun rights group sues over new firearms dealer law: ‘All this does
is create more red tape’ – Stacy St. Clair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-rifle-association-sues-over-gun-dealer-license-law-20190717-myo5rg67gfemrm5wcrjs66ylwi-story.html
— ‘Go back to where you came from’: Americans recall the racist taunts hurled
at them – MAYA ELIAHOU (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who
has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write a
book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants,
Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen
Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go
back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors,
supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that
I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS
superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I
should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors,
supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go
back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-racist-taunts-trump-go-back-20190717-uzjcxnn7arb7xf26qxowcw54wi-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville votes to ‘protect the brand,’ banning recreational
pot sales – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190717/naperville-votes-to-protect-the-brand-banning-recreational-pot-sales
— Trump never takes a vacation from provocation – Michael Gerson
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190717/trump-never-takes-a-vacation-from-provocation
— How DuPage County’s ‘clean and lien’ program helps fix neighborhood eyesores
– Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190717/how-dupage-countys-clean-and-lien-program-helps-fix-neighborhood-eyesores
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Eric Trump says almost all Americans agree with his dad’s racist tweet “I
love the tweet,” President Donald Trump’s son said during a Fox News interview.
“If you don’t love our country, get out, leave.” (DIERSEN: Who agrees with
Trump’s critics/opponents? Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant,
anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White,
anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German
Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/17/20698195/eric-trump-racist-tweet-americans
— 200,000 petition signatures demanding equal pay for women’s soccer team
delivered to U.S. Soccer Federation The U.S. Women’s National Team has sued the
U.S. Soccer Federation for gender and pay discrimination. – Cindy
Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/16/20696739/equal-pay-us-womens-soccer-team-petitions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally promote illegal
immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/17/20698319/rev-jesse-jackson-urges-counterattack-attack-immigrants-raids-donald-trump
ABC7
— ‘America: Love or Leave it’ sign at Virginia Baptist church sparks
controversy
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/church-sign-saying-america-love-or-leave-it-sparks-controversy/5401267/
NBC5
— Naperville Gas Station Clerk Suspended After Viral Video Carolina Buitron
said she her family were victims of discrimination when they stopped at the gas
station for chips
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/naperville-gas-station-mobil-buckeys-racism-immigration-512848291.html
— Lightfoot Announces 5 Potential Locations for New Chicago Casino Each of the
sites had previously been considered for a prospective casino or major
development in the past, according to Lightfoot
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-casino-possible-locations-512842321.html
CBS2
— Protesters Gather After Naperville Bucky’s Employee Says ‘Go Back To Their
Country’ In Viral Video
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4126651-protesters-gather-after-naperville-buckys-employee-says-go-back-to-their-country-in-viral-video/
WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Veterans, Lawmakers” promote LGBTQ activity.
https://news.wttw.com/2019/07/16/veterans-lawmakers-push-overturn-transgender-service-ban
ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to pot pushers, legalizing pot, that is, making
pot tremendously more available, discourages teens from using pot.
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=287624#.XS-jYJh_OM8
GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Galesburg ponders cannabis sales – Robert Connelly
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190717/galesburg-ponders-cannabis-sales
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton seeks applicants for vacant city council seat
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/17/wheaton-seeks-applicants-for-vacant-city-council-seat/ainxj1/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump in Downers
Grove.
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/07/15/activists-denounce-migrant-detention-centers-during-downers-grove-vigil/a31v0ao/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Senator Durbin slams Trump administration on asylum seekers (DIERSEN: From
what I see, if you asked all those in the world who are not citizens of America
and who lack education and/or lack job skills and/or who have financial,
health, and/or other problems if they have claimed asylum in America or might
claim asylum in America, 100% of them would say yes. Democrats promise those
who claim asylum in America tremendous government assistance, otherwise known
as welfare, including free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical
care, free education, free transportation, jobs, a pathway to citizenship, etc.
Of course, Democrats expect, if not demand, that those who claim asylum help
Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/connect-to-congress/senator-durbin-slams-trump-administration-on-asylum-seekers
CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you do something that is illegal, you demonstrate your
disrespect for the rule of law. Your past predicts your future.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/770-000-reasons-legal-weed-states-should-be-more-illinois
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Sterigenics, state reach deal to end lawsuits over Willowbrook facility
shutdown, emissions, allow plant to reopen
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512768502-sterigenics-state-reach-deal-to-end-lawsuits-over-willowbrook-facility-shutdown-emissions-allow-plant-to-reopen
ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
— ISRA Challenges Law Requiring Gun Dealers To Obtain A State License
https://www.isra.org/News/TabId/1068/ArtMID/4612/ArticleID/40049/ISRA-Challenges-Law-Requiring-Gun-Dealers-To-Obtain-A-State-License.aspx
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV’T DEPENDENCY PLUNGES UNDER TRUMP — WHY AREN’T WE CELEBRATING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/govt-dependency-plunges-under-trump-why-arent-we-celebrating.html
— KINZINGER AND LAHOOD APPLAUD $35M FOR RURAL BROADBAND IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/kinzinger-and-lahood-applaud-35m-for-rural-broadband-in-illinois.html
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES TO MEET UP AUGUST 24 IN BOLINGBROOK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/illinois-conservatives-to-meet-up-august-24-in-bolingbrook.html
— THORNER: MARK KIRK’S 10TH CD NOW A DEMOCRAT HAVEN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/going-into-the-lions-den-with-my-democrat-us-representative-and-hissupporters.html
— SIX YEARS LATER, NEW YORK FOLLOWS ILLINOIS TO ALLOW NON-CITIZENS DRIVERS
LICENSES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/07/six-years-later-new-york-follows-illinois-to-allow-non-citizens-drivers-licenses.html
FOX NEWS
— Democrats are party of illegal immigration – Say Trump isn’t above law, but
illegal immigrants are – Marc Thiessen
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/marc-thiessen-democrats-say-no-one-is-above-the-law-except-illegal-immigrants
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Squad?’ Squanderers is more like it – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/17/squad-squanderers-more-it/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s asylum action will help ease the border crisis – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trumps-asylum-action-will-help-ease-the-border-crisis
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Millennials: Stop Talking About ‘Adulting’ and Become Adults We’ve created a
culture that suggests basic life skills are beyond the young’s comprehension. –
JOANNA WILLIAMS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/millennials-stop-talking-about-adulting-and-become-adults/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Associated Press joins propaganda push: ‘Trump is a racist’ – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/associated_press_joins_propaganda_push_trump_is_a_racist.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Congresswoman Representing Somalia – George S. Bardmesser
https://amgreatness.com/2019/07/16/the-congresswoman-representing-somalia/
— The American Left Is Racist, Not President Trump – Edward Ring (DIERSEN: To
be on the left is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic,
anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people,
anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders,
and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/07/16/the-american-left-is-racist-not-president-trump/
BREITBART
— GOP Support for Trump Rises After Tweets Aimed at Democrat ‘Squad’ – JOHN
NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/17/nolte-gop-support-for-trump-rises-after-tweets-aimed-at-democrat-squad/
— List of Racist Statements by Members of the ‘Squad’ (So Far) – JOEL B.
POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/16/list-of-racist-statements-by-members-of-the-squad-so-far/
— Chicago Lawmaker La Shawn Ford Encourages Constituents to Arm Up for
Self-Defense – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/16/chicago-lawmaker-encourages-constituents-arm-up-self-defense/
— RNC Spokesperson to Breitbart News: ‘Mitt Romney Should Know Better’ Than to
Trash Trump – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/07/16/rnc-spokesperson-to-breitbart-news-mitt-romney-should-know-better-than-to-trash-trump/
DAILY CALLER
— Democrats And The Media Are Outraged, No One Else Is – Editorial
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/17/democrats-are-outraged/
DAILY WIRE
— Liz Cheney Rips Progressive Democrats: A ‘Callousness That’s Born Out Of
Ignorance’ – MOLLY PRINCE
https://www.dailywire.com/news/49540/watch-liz-cheney-rips-progressive-democrats-molly-prince
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— LOCALITIES SHOULDN’T BE DICTATING (INTER-)NATIONAL POLICY – Seton Motley
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/localities-shouldnt-be-dictating-inter-national-policy
TOWNHALL
— Left-Wing Mother Jones: Let’s Face It, Democrats Actually Are Embracing Open
Borders, After All – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/07/17/mother-jones-open-borders-n2550095
PATRIOT POST
— The Left’s Moderation of Conservative Media “They are relentless and
use Gestapo tactics.” – Mark Alexander
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/64342-the-lefts-moderation-of-conservative-media
ONE NEWS NOW
— Wake up, parents, to Left stealing your kids – Charlie Butts, Billy
Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2019/07/17/wake-up-parents-to-left-stealing-your-kids
PJ MEDIA
— Are Women of Color Above Reproach? – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/are-women-of-color-above-reproach/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Shift From Supporting Legal Immigration To Urging Open Defiance Of
U.S. Laws Hyperbole about routine procedures for illegal immigrants who have
already received deportation orders goes beyond amnesty pleas. – Jonathan S.
Tobin
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/17/democrats-shift-supporting-legal-immigration-urging-open-defiance-u-s-laws/
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Google Expert to Senator Cruz: 15 Million 2020 Votes At Risk – Corinne
Weaver (DIERSEN: How many votes are at risk in Illinois, in your county, in
your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/07/17/google-expert-senator-cruz-15-million-2020-votes-risk
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Big
Tech’s biggest threat to democracy isn’t censorship or privacy: it’s election
manipulation. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, “Google and Censorship
through Search Engines,” Dr. Robert Epstein, who researches the impact of
Google, informed the hearing that “upwards of 15 million votes” were in
jeopardy in the 2020 election. During his testimony, Epstein told Senator Ted
Cruz (R-TX) that in 2016, Google gave at least 2.6 million votes to Democratic
candidate Hillary Clinton, “through bias and search results.” He stressed that
was the lowest number.)
NATIONAL REVIEW
— 2020 Will Be a Referendum on Who Qualifies as an American – JIM GERAGHTY
(DIERSEN: Democrats have only one requirement, namely, that you will vote for
Democrats. Overwhelmingly, those who vote for democrats a) have financial,
health, and/or other problems, b) lack education and/or job skills, c) are
minority, female, and/or younger, and/or d) are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant,
anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White,
anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German
Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/2020-will-be-a-referendum-on-who-qualifies-as-an-american/
— POLL: Majority of Mexicans Supports Deportation of Central American Migrants
– JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/poll-majority-of-mexicans-supports-deportation-of-central-american-migrants/
HOT AIR
— Kellyanne Conway To Reporter Who Asked Which Countries The Squad Should Go
Back To: “What’s Your Ethnicity?”
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/07/16/kellyanne-conway-reporter-asked-countries-squad-go-back-whats-ethnicity/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Columbia offers illegal immigrant students free legal help, ‘stress management’
– Celine Ryan
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=13457
THE HILL
— House votes to kill impeachment effort against Trump – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/453596-green-forces-impeachment-vote-against-trump
REUTERS
— Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets:
Reuters/Ipsos poll – Chris Kahn
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-poll/republican-support-for-trump-rises-after-racially-charged-tweets-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1UB2UD
NEW YORK TIMES
— House Votes to Kill Trump Impeachment Resolution – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/house-impeachment-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— House votes to kill impeachment resolution against Trump, avoiding a direct
vote on whether to oust the president – Rachael Bade and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-divided-as-house-to-vote-on-whether-to-consider-impeachment-of-trump/2019/07/17/dacd1c0e-a8a3-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who defend the squad are anti-Trump,
anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican,
anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people,
anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/17/squads-defenders-represent-better-america-than-trump-does/
USA TODAY
— Bullies told me to go back to my country. At first it silenced me, now it
spurs me on. – Elizabeth Cuna (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.
Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write
a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian
plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township,
Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should
“go back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors,
supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that
I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS
superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I
should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors,
supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go
back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/07/16/trump-racist-tweet-immigrants-go-home-column/1742534001/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sanctuary Cities Get a Census Bonus Localities where migrants live—or are
detained—will get a decadelong windfall of federal dollars. – Peter A. Morrison
and David A. Swanson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sanctuary-cities-get-a-census-bonus-11563318817
— Media Should Pay Trump to Tweet He delights in making us dance to tunes he
wantonly types out in the wee hours. – Holman W. Jenkins Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/media-should-pay-trump-to-tweet-11563317814
— No ethnic or religious group can expect to impose its view of American
identity. – William A. Galston (DIERSEN: Democrats promote groups that want to
impose the following views: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative,
anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male,
anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans,
anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nationalism-doesnt-fit-the-american-nation-11563317835
USA TODAY
— Gen Z, millennials: It’s ’embarrassing’ to rely on parents for money after
27 – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college.
My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never
attended high school. What had you accomplished by the time you tuned 28? By
the time I turned 28 in 1976, I had gotten promoted to GS-12 (currently
$82,579/year) by IRS in Chicago (1974), earned more than 8 years of federal
Civil Service Retirement Systems credits, earned 10 years of Social Security
credits, bought a one bedroom (1976) and a studio (1974) condo in the Outer
Drive East building in downtown Chicago, bought a new town home in University
Park (1972), started taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, completed
the requirements for an MBA from Loyola (1976), earned a bachelor’s degree in
management from NIU (1970), and bought five new cars (1973, 1971, 1968, 1967,
and 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/16/savings-parents-say-its-embarrassing-to-rely-on-them-after-27/1705355001/
