Commentary: We studied the failure of Bring Chicago Home. Here’s what went wrong. – Chicago Sun-Times

"There was mention in the supporting material of a 'community board,' but this phrase does not have positive associations for all Chicago voters. The public may well be suspicious of 'experts' and 'elites,' but they do not therefore trust 'community boards' to make decisions that affect their homes and neighborhoods. "
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debtsor
2 years ago

LOL, another “Real Communism has never been tried!” type editorial despite the fact that the 20% of the electorate that voted this past election was the most informed and highly engaged voters in the entire city. The 80% of low information voters sat this election out. But stupid, stupid professors think that the top 20% of voters were too dumb to understand the meaning of the referendum, so it needed the word “progressive” plastered all over it, so voters would know it’s a progressive law. Which is like saying Real Affordable Housing has never been tried! It would be a… Read more »

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