Day: November 13, 2016

Maybe the Smarmiest and Most Hypocritical Election Reaction Yet is from Evanston/North Shore YWCA – WP Original

November 13, 2016 4 Comments

By: Mark Glennon* “We need to build bridges…. The more we talk about the divisions, without finding common ground, the more polarized we become as a nation.” With whom do we we need to do that? With those who we say gave a “national affirmation of everything that is antithetical to what we aspire to and hold as our most cherished values.” “We need to reach out, build connections and coalitions, build a more inclusive and united voice.” Inclusive and united with whom? With those who we say have given the “ultimate validation” to a “climate and rhetoric of hate,

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Cook County, Your New Soft Drink Tax Will Go Towards Pensions, and Appears to be Illegal – WP Original

November 13, 2016 10 Comments

  By: Mark Glennon*   Cook County on Thursday slapped another $224 million tax on its residents, this time in the form of a “sugary drinks” tax.  According to the Chicago Tribune, the tax will add 72 cents to the cost of a six-pack of soda or 68 cents for a 2-liter bottle. The tax also will be imposed on fountain drinks at a penny an ounce, bringing the tax on a 7-Eleven Gulp to 32 cents and on a Double Gulp to 50 cents.   Where’s it going? In a sense, money is fungible, but it’s pretty clear from

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