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.
This is simply a Pritzker for President talking point. “Pritzker lowered taxes!!!” Like JB at an all-you-can eat buffet, the Pravda MSM will eat it up.
Another Pritzker press release parroting by JB’s favorite parasite. Miller can’t do anything without asking his benefactor Pritzker for permission first.
Pritzker plays budget games – not leadership.
Eliminating Miller is an even more popular proposal.
A penny as in $0.01 on a dollar means I’m moving up the income tree! In a couple of hundred years I’ll be able to buy a loaf of bread with all the savings.
Right. This is much ado about nothing. Meanwhile, we continue to get s*** on with obscenely high PTs due to bloated government and school offices, salaries, pensions, and health care benefits.
A chance for Democrat shill Miller to laud the Governor for being so smart, by acknowledging he played a fast one on taxpayers. The grocery tax is insignificant, and 90% of the people don’t even know about JB’s latest scam. That means 10% of the population know about a 1% tax going away. Bidenomics is costing people 20% more at the grocery store, and people feel that every time they go shopping. Whatever, Miller needed to write a column sucking up to the Governor again. Mission accomplished Richie.