Posted by Steve in : Weblog ,
As one of the top global cities in the world, Chicago has been viewed by many as a livable New York, and a less expensive one at that. However, our elected Democratic officials continue to spend, spend, spend on the backs of hard working Chicagoans, with no regard for the cost to its citizens.
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. Business leaders and others predicted immediate negative ramifications. “Chicago now has the unfortunate notoriety of having the highest sales tax in the country, and our region will now be a more expensive place to visit, live, work and operate a business,” said Jerry Roper, head of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. “The people of our region should be outraged.”.
Do Todd Stroger and the other Cook County officials not think that people will take ride out to Lake County to Costco, Target, Wal-Mart and other stores for their much lower 7% sales tax?
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