Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
The way to impede corruption is to limit corrupt government unlimited war-chest. Have legal requirements for public posting of RFP bidding been followed for contracts of public money awards over $25,000? Litigation to force Statutorily mandated procedures to be followed is the only remedy possible. At some price-per-illegal-migrant, every home in Chicago would be delighted to host. Other novel solutions exist, at some price. When Chicago/McCormick Place spent over a billion to set up a Covid center in 2020, who knows if that money was spent within the law or within reasonable cost-effective standards? May we not find a single… Read more »
It’s almost an admission that it’s over for Michigan Ave.
Also for downtown Chicago as a whole