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Brandon Johnson campaigned on a promise to create a dedicated funding source to help 68,000 unhoused Chicagoans. It’s something his predecessor promised but failed to deliver, and alienated her progressive political base. But opponents argue the proposed real estate transaction tax increase will further cripple an already devastated downtown commercial real estate market, and the impact will trickle down to homeowners and renters.
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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Its going to trouble for CTU/Brandon if Bring Home Chicago fails while he’s handing over his CTU buddies a $gigantic$ new contract haul.