Chicago Alderpeople React to Johnson’s Budget Proposal as Hearings Begin – WTTW (Chicago)

“We really need to grow the size of the city, and what that’s going to require is affordable housing as well as jobs," said Ald. Bill Conway. This budget really hurts both those things by taking a massive TIF surplus, which often is used in affordable housing, as well as the jobs tax, which I worry certainly won’t create jobs and will add a tax on people who are trying to do that.”