World politicians to visit Chicago for property tax summit – ABC7 (Chicago)

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas visited Dominican Republic last year and gave a presentation on the county's tax system and the success of her phone bank. She said attendees were impressed and "wanted to see her advanced financial system for themselves."
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Boscowama
3 years ago

Are they coming to Chicago to learn how to suck the populations blood like a tick?

The Paraclete
3 years ago

Teaching other countries how to rob the citizens. Breakout groups for details of how to inflate the value with a corresponding increase in taxes. Guest speaker Joe Berrios.

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