Taxpayers shouldn't have to foot the bill for a center dedicated to Obama

Whether it's in Illinois or elsewhere, the way Obama's planned "presidential center" is being bankrolled is not respectful of the taxpayer's dollars:

The construction for the Obama Center just recently began tearing down trees and altering the park, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, despite a promise from the Obama Foundation that no major changes would take place until all legal hurdles had been cleared (which, spoiler alert, they haven’t been).

But the Obama Center gets a pass on breaking that particular promise because of a technicality. Its organizers only promised to hold off on work on the 19.3 acres set aside for the Obama Center itself. Work to renovate the surrounding areas to accommodate the center — such as building a new running track to replace one that is being displaced by the new center — is fair game, apparently.

That being said, the Obama Center should unequivocally not get a pass for the ridiculous financial squeeze the project is putting on the American taxpayer.

[...] In fact, it’ll siphon a tidy $174 million at minimum from Illinois taxpayers for roadway and transit reconfigurations.

Considering how bad the situation in Illinois is at this time, the citizens shouldn't have to have their tax bucks burglarized for the sake of a center dedicated to a politician who was otherwise dreadful in his approach to issues. Just like Jimmy Carter doesn't deserve a center dedicated to him. A real shame these are the kind of people getting "research" centers.