Given where Chicago is right now this new stadium proposal is a bad idea and a bad deal – Wirepoints on The Chicago Way with John Kass
April 26, 2024
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Ted was on The Chicago Way with John Kass and Jeff Carlin to discuss the proposed $5 billion lakefront stadium project proposed by the Chicago Bears & Mayor Brandon Johnson, why Chicago is struggling compared to other metro areas across the country, why the city might or might not go the way of Detroit, and more.
Some Illinois lawmakers continue to deny that covid aid and other federal stimulus bailed the state out of its fiscal mess. But a look at past and projected revenues from COGFA shows just how much the bailouts blew out the state’s revenues. And now that they’re over, how much harder it will be for Illinois revenues to grow.
Election integrity – both real and perceived – is essential to government’s legitimacy and stability. Illinois, like the rest of the nation, better fix its problems now.
Ted joined Dan and Amy to talk about Chicago’s latest bond offering, why Chicago’s dismal home value growth is due to poor policies, the next $70 million to be spent on migrants, the 9% salary hikes demanded by the CTU, and why Illinois lawmakers voting to stop Chicago’s selective enrollment schools from being closed is hypocritical.
Weekly crime statistics from the Chicago Police Department: Report through 4/21/2024.
In high school I worked as a busboy. My wage was about $2/hour plus tips. I worked Friday and Saturday nights and we were always busy, with tips the pay was good. If you told me I was getting switched to minimum wage I would say that’s fine move me to the lunch shift or I’m gone. Why should the person who sits around on the lunch shift get the same pay as someone that busts their ass on a Friday or Saturday night. It’s going to be tough for restaurants to figure this one out if it passes.
ACCELERATE!!!
Maybe it’s time for those who still dine out in IL adopt the European standard of tipping, zero.
If this bill passes, restaurants will need to raise prices to cover the higher cost of labor. If that happens, many may have to lower their tip percentage to offset the higher base cost of food. This happened in several major liberal cities, and the restaurant employees don’t like seeing the tips drop substantially. But what else is a customer to do? Caveat emptor.
We would all do well to remember that tipping is discretionary, not mandatory. Also, tip only on the food/ drink, not the additional 8.75% tax on the bill. If my bill isn’t itemized, I inform the server that my estimate is probably going to be less than 15% . Not very good with math, thanks public schools! Just kidding.