Chicago's criminal Cook County board, led by to crook Todd Stroger, son of the last Cook County Board Criminal President who was miraculously elected to office while laying in a Chicago hospital he named after himself in a coma, thus allowing his son Todd(pictured below) to execute a typical Chicago style coup de ta by slithering himself right into the post his father could obviously no longer execute, particularly now since he ultimately passed away recently 2 years after suffering the stroke during his last campaign that propelled his son into office .
Here's a photoshop I made at that time regarding the situation and what I wrote then about the entire slime filled episode moving Todd Stroger into his Dad's position as he lay comatose.
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Like father like son, as thanks to this guy Chicago is now the most taxed city in the nation and getting worse by the minute, particularly for the poorest of Chicagoans who these crooks are basically pricing right out of the city and even their presently owned homes claiming as democrats always do that they care so much about the poorest citizens that they now have their hands in even more of our pockets than they did yesterday.
Prepare to Pay More in Sales Tax by November:
MyFox Chicago | "Chicago, IL. --
A drink at the bar, a fast-food meal and back-to-school shopping are among those things about to get a bit more expensive in Cook County.
Early Saturday, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger struck a deal with board members, who approved a 1 percent increase in the sales tax - driving Chicago's overall sales tax to double digits at 10.25 percent, easily among the highest of any big city.
And it will be enacted just in time for the Christmas shopping season.
“We got where we needed to be, and that’s a great victory for the five and a half million people who live and work in Cook County,” Stroger stated in a release early Saturday. “By working together, my administration and the board of commissioners have achieved a common goal today – to ensure that the millions of County residents who rely on us for vital services can continue to count on us to meet those critical needs.”"
The budget also includes, according to the release from Stroger's office, "county-wide cuts of 4 percent, up to $180 million in sales tax anticipation notes, and various other revenue adjustments that have been made throughout the amendment process. The Stroger administration also agreed to fast-track its proposal to move towards an independent governance structure for the County’s health care system."
After months of perhaps the county's most contentious budget battles ever and the looming threat of court intervention in the budget debate, the county's $3.2 billion budget is set to be balanced by hiking the county's share of the sales tax from .75 to 1.75 percent.
The 1 percent sales tax hike will bring in more than $400 million in new cash every year to the county. This year, it will bring in about $71 million.
The county faces a $234 million deficit.
The influx of money will likely help Stroger avoid having to seek a tax increase in 2009 and possibly in 2010, when he's up for re-election. continued
How convenient that is, as ya' don't wanna mess up getting re-elected now would you Todd?.
What lowlifes these local Chicago politicians are, as low as they come.
What lowlifes these local Chicago politicians are, as low as they come.
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