But the survey does show openness to “selective revenue measures.” They include: online sports betting tax (77 percent support); lifting the Chicago ban on video gaming at restaurants, bars and airports and taxing digital advertising revenue (70 percent support); short-term rentals (56 percent support); fines for loud engines and mufflers (69 percent support) and expanding the tax on resale tickets (49 percent support). Monetizing city assets is favored by 77 percent of those surveyed.
Who cares what taxpayers want? Taxes will go up, up and away. PPF tells it like it is pensions will be paid first. 80% plus of all tax increases will go to fund public sector pensions. If you do not like it, you can leave the state.
Tom Paine's Ghost
8 months ago
Hey BJ, how about you cut government spending instead?
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
New polls show Chicagoans strongly oppose Mayor
Who cares what taxpayers want? Taxes will go up, up and away. PPF tells it like it is pensions will be paid first. 80% plus of all tax increases will go to fund public sector pensions. If you do not like it, you can leave the state.
Hey BJ, how about you cut government spending instead?