Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2027 budget proposal will include:
- $25 per employee/per month corporate head tax with carve-out for employees in disadvantaged n’hoods
- raising the lease tax from 15% to 20%, bringing in over $230M
- $500M + TIF sweep, sending $285M to CPS
- $25 per employee/per month corporate head tax with carve-out for employees in disadvantaged n’hoods
- raising the lease tax from 15% to 20%, bringing in over $230M
- $500M + TIF sweep, sending $285M to CPS
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- Increase in sports betting tax
- extending .15 cent plastic bag tax to packages
- borrowing $480M for legal settlements
Johnson will formally unveil the proposal tomorrow.
chicagobusiness.com/politics-polic…
- extending .15 cent plastic bag tax to packages
- borrowing $480M for legal settlements
Johnson will formally unveil the proposal tomorrow.
chicagobusiness.com/politics-polic…
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@jus10chi “employees in disadvantaged n’hoods”
Is that code for “ places where nobody works”?
Asking for people who do work
Is that code for “ places where nobody works”?
Asking for people who do work
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@jus10chi How about a socialist stupid tax? That should bring in enough to fund everything!
Oh wait, the scumbags don’t pay taxes. 🤪
Oh wait, the scumbags don’t pay taxes. 🤪
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@jus10chi Corporate head tax!
One for the road before getting booted out of office by Chicago voters.
One for the road before getting booted out of office by Chicago voters.
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@jus10chi Does the head tax extend to CPS or Cook County employees? Of course not, it only applies to productive workers
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@jus10chi He might as well hire moving trucks for all the businesses about to leave
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@jus10chi How about we cut funding to CVI organizations? We shouldn't be exposing our children to convicted criminals as an example of good.
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@jus10chi Whoever is running needs to run on reversing everything he’s done
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@jus10chi @LeighGiangreco Any progressive vehicle weight fee?
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@jus10chi Just keep raising those taxes don’t ever work on cutting that budget it just it’s just too much work
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@jus10chi @chicagobars Why would anyone put up with this?
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