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"The opportunity to be bold and smart exists in full form. We can create a public-private partnership on the lakefront that works. We can be cutting-edge when it comes to the carbon footprint of a new stadium, by building a low-carbon, eco-designed stadium. We also have a chance to use this as an opportunity to finally connect our lakefront and our people through public transit solutions."
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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.
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
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Audio and summary
“eco-designed stadium” is woke-speak for “let’s double the cost by wasting tons of money on feel-good, but useless crap”
Let’s not forget that the last Soldier Field renovation took place a mere 20 years ago and cost $632 million, with the taxpayers on the hook for $432 million. I wonder if the taxpayers are still paying on that debt. Your tax dollars at work.
From some perspective, $632 million is $1 billion in today’s government inflated dollars. What a waste of money, but that’s how the Democrats roll.