Ald. Gilbert Villegas proposes $1.25-a-package ground delivery tax on Chicago consumers – Chicago Sun-Times

The benefits to Villegas’ measure would be three-fold. Consumers determined to avoid the tax could shop at brick-and-mortar stores, generating more business for those smaller outfits that are fighting for survival. They could lessen the number of deliveries, reducing traffic and the city’s carbon footprint. And with more delivery trucks shifting from gas to electric, Chicago would at least begin to recapture some of the revenue lost to a motor fuel tax used to repair and rebuild city streets.
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Call my shrink
6 months ago

Next up. Pay toilet tax and toilet paper sold by the sheet

Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
6 months ago

Tax, tax, and more tax. When will it stop? NEVER.

PPF
6 months ago

When the voters stop supporting politicians that would rather spend than cut spending. It really is that simple.

Bob
6 months ago

All they democrats know is let’s find something to TAX or INCREASE THE TAX WE ARE ALREADY TAXING

Sanity please
6 months ago

This constant increases of taxes in Chicago,delivery, head taxes, cloud taxes begs the question, when can we start making bets on
the various betting avenues on what date and time the city of Chicago begs for financial assistance from Springfield. What odds will be
given and what are the odds that the Toliet
Bowl King says, “NO”.

PPF
6 months ago
Reply to  Sanity please

They do that every year so not sure who would take that bet.

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