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Figure out how to tax the street pot vendors and you might be on to something. That should provide sufficient revenue to support whatever nonsense Biss is promoting now.
Living in Evanston, I find the political scene here “highly” amusing…
I’d find it insufferable having to live among those people
The obvious solution would be to just tax Evanston’s white residents for the shortfall.
It’s what the white guilt crowd wants, so just do it. If any white residents disagree, they are not worthy of their Evanston address and should move. Mayor Biss needs to walk the walk.
C’mon everyone, let’s get high! What an idiot.
Biss under-estimating cannabis tax revenue sounds about right. “Gee, if only we sold more pot…” lol
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