Progressive Group Lays Out Own Plan to Implement Brandon Johnson’s Pledge to Tax the ‘Ultra-Rich,’ Big Corporations – WTTW (Chicago)

The “moral budget” by Saqib Bhatti and Gabriela Noa Betancourt of the Action Center on Race & the Economy, known as ACRE, urges Johnson and the City Council to take a new approach to “the underlying issues that lead to crime and violence” by “standing up to major corporations that don’t pay what they owe” and “saying no to entrenched interests.” Bhatti is a member of Johnson’s transition team, serving on the Economic Vitality & Equity Subcommittee.
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mqyl
3 years ago

So, the ultra-rich are those making more than $100K? I guess that means the rich make more than $50K, and the near-rich make more than $25K.

Pat S.
3 years ago

While they’re ‘standing up to corporations,’ they’ll be encouraging them and their tax dollars to leave Illinois, These fools don’t understand basic economics or that individuals and companies require a safe and affordable environment to function. Here’s an indisputable fact: governments DO NOT generate any revenue. The money governments spend comes from working tax-paying people and companies. As has been demonstrated in the last few years, tax people and companies too much and tolerate (or even encourage) criminals and crime, and they’ll find somewhere else to live and operate. Sad direction for a once-great city – lots of great places… Read more »

Giddyap
3 years ago

Franco had the right idea about what to do with communists

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