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Originally Posted by Via Chicago
tell that to the CPS teachers who have to buy school supplies out of their own pockets. but at least the Vista buyers will have a new nice front lawn.
theres existing infrastrucutre already here. it may not be exactly the design Rahm or other people want in order to make it into the travel magazines and NYT, but its functional and really theres nothing wrong with it. these are the types of "nice to have" splurges that should come after the fiscal situation is under control. and im sure you'll all be wailing when the property taxes get jacked again. if we didnt spend another dime on the Loop for the next 30 years id be perfectly fine with it.
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So every time the city spends money downtown, we have to hear this whining. What amount of spending downtown is acceptable, then?
And regarding property taxes, they will go up anyway, and it's actually because of these
bloated pensions for unnecessary city and state employees that it's going up. Have you even bothered to read the news for the past 3 years? I don't mind spending money to spruce up the Riverwalk, and $10M is not excessive.