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The real answer to Illinois’ budget crunch is more money.

Like sports teams, we ought to use corporate sponsorships to bring in more money.

Pork producers could sponsor the budget process itself.

And if “sin” is OK to tax, then why not legitimize prostitution and drugs as long as the state gets its cut?

Of course, I’m kidding.

But we do need to do more than the old reliables of firing people, cutting services and raising taxes if we want to solve the budget crisis.