There is some concern that these measures may not work in the way intended. The process is expensive – requiring a nonrefundable $5,000 application fee with winners paying $60,000 for the new dispensary licenses. The complicated 400-page application may limit who can realistically apply or necessitate hiring a consultant to navigate through it. The social equity points given for hiring impacted minorities may also work against local entrepreneurs and favor big cannabis companies.
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.
“May Not Work As Intended” should be our state motto.
Equity is just another name for cronies choosing favorites. The government should focus on equality, not equity.
Not in this state of country, mate. Equity is another way of saying, you have what someone else covets (but has no intention of earning honestly.)