Sure I posted on this story when it first became news. But I'd never thought this idiocy would go this far.
I think we're about to reach a Howard Beale moment here in Cook County, which is the nation's second most populous.
I'm as mad as Hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!
On Monday, the Cook County Board will note on whether to add a two percent sales tax increase, bringing the tax on most purchases in much of the county to 11 percent--the highest in the nation.
From ABC 7 Chicago:
The man who watches the conventions and trade shows at McCormick Place says they will stop coming.
"We will lose conventions and trade shows and corporate meetings as a result of taking this tax up to be the highest in the country," said Jerry Roper, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
The woman who lobbies for the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg says businesses there will move to malls in adjacent counties.
"We have to remember that businesses vote with their feet," said Laurie Stone, Schaumburg Business Association.
More sane thinking:
This tax increase would simply crop up a decrepit and bloated patronage system that is a jobs factory for politicians," said Commissioner Forrest Claypool, (D) Chicago.
And here are some words from Democratic Commissioner Joan Murphy, the out-of-touch hack who sponsored the tax increase bill:
I'm not a tax person. I don't like taxes any more than anybody else. I raised four children. I know what it's like. But we are in dire straits here in the county. I don't want to lay off any more people. What happens to them?
What happens to them? They lose their jobs. Sad, yes, but government exists, Ms. Murphy, to support the people, it's not the other way around. Although there are some hardworking people working in the public sector, Cook County, that "jobs factory for politicians," probably has lowest percentage of diligent employees of any government body in the United States.
Joanie, if you don't want to lay off more people, resign immediately, so someone who truly speaks for the five million people of Cook County can take your place.
Here's a free suggestion in cutting the deficit: Abolish the Cook County Forest Preserve police department. Chicago and suburban police are almost always on the scene of a crime before they are, which makes the "Tree Police" the highest-paid report takers on the planet.
More: Cut, reduce, cut some more. Privatize. Slash and burn.
If you live in Crooks, I mean Cook County, contact your commissioner today. Click here to find yours. Larry Suffredin, expect an e-mail from me.
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