The largest tax hike included in Johnson’s revised budget proposal would generate $128.1 million by an increase in the tax levied on software licenses, cloud services and other digital goods from 9 percent to 11 percent, records show. Budget Director Annette Guzman said that tax is largely paid by large corporations, like Google, Amazon and Salesforce, rather than individual Chicagoans.
Of course, with the extreme levels of bloat in City of Chicago departments and offices, no new or increased taxes or fees should be allowed; instead, bloat should be reduced.
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And yet he keeps creating high paying positions for convicts and won’t cut back on his 116 strong police security detail.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Of course, with the extreme levels of bloat in City of Chicago departments and offices, no new or increased taxes or fees should be allowed; instead, bloat should be reduced.
And yet he keeps creating high paying positions for convicts and won’t cut back on his 116 strong police security detail.