Daniels Compares Illinois to "The Simpsons"

Written by FrumForum News on Thursday January 13, 2011

WISHTV.com reports:

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Tonday compared living next to Illinois as “living next door to ‘The Simpsons,’ i strong>n a radio interview with Chicago's WLS AM< .

Daniels was commenting on the Illinois legislature’s Tuesday vote to increase the state income tax when he told the Illinois-based radio hosts “Oh you guys are nothing if not entertaining over there. It’s like living next door to ‘The Simpsons’… you know the dysfunctional family down the block?”

Daniels continued by saying it’s hard to bring jobs to your state when it’s going to cost new employees more to live there and cost the company even more to bring those employees to the state.

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