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kysrsoze

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17. That's our Mayor Rahmie!

Tue May 28, 2013, 01:26 PM

May 2013

Everyone's gotta lighten up. I mean, what are the odds anyone associated with the closing schools, teacher, parent or child, will be a major campaign donor for Rahmie? It's private schools for the little Emanuels!

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Chicago’s Choice: Closing 50 Schools But Spending $100 Million On Basketball Arena [View all] grahamhgreen May 2013 OP

We live in a country where sports are more important than education. Apophis May 2013 #1

They haven't even mentioned the hundreds of millions of dollars going to Chisox08 May 2013 #7

As I understand it . . . aggiesal May 2013 #20

At the time the state wasn't claiming to be broke and closing schools Chisox08 May 2013 #29

So you're saying it's OK to aggiesal May 2013 #30

This is Chicago we are talking about Chisox08 May 2013 #33

That's definitely a posibility . . . aggiesal May 2013 #34

I just posted a similar post. What I have seen happen is that once the project rhett o rick May 2013 #86

Sure the owners are saying now they will pay for upgrades. That happened in Seattle also. rhett o rick May 2013 #84

My opinion on all this is . . . aggiesal May 2013 #92

The owners and their bought and paid for politicians would never go for it. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #93

Is DePaul a private religious (Catholic) school? rurallib May 2013 #2

private catholic school since like forever datasuspect May 2013 #4

Amen n/t aggiesal May 2013 #22

"fuckface" tiny dancer Rahm needs the ever loving shit slapped out of him datasuspect May 2013 #3

Chicago priorities Terra Alta May 2013 #5

Former. Investment. Banker. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #6

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He was from Goldman Sachs. His Chief of Staff replacement was from JP Morgan. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #11

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He's still a shitheel. Apophis May 2013 #13

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Unrec---this is a 10k seater arena used primarily for the upgraded convention center and the Navy msanthrope May 2013 #9

Do you think it is more important than funding education? BrotherIvan May 2013 #16

How can MPEA funds be used for 'education?' Explain that, please! nt msanthrope May 2013 #18

You win. BrotherIvan May 2013 #19

Priorities, please. What are your priorities? Education first, it's a no brainer. grahamhgreen May 2013 #21

Again--can you explain how MPEA funds get to CPS? You say 'priorities' and that's msanthrope May 2013 #26

i think it's called job creation. mopinko May 2013 #32

The Rahm haters still haven't figured out how you keep schools open with msanthrope May 2013 #35

the disconnect is making me dizzy. mopinko May 2013 #38

Rahm puts profits before education like the good conservative he is. rhett o rick May 2013 #40

So it's funded by "mostly by taxes on hotel rooms and restaurant meals". Do you have rhett o rick May 2013 #39

to the entire taxing structure of the city of chicago? mopinko May 2013 #43

Yes Rahm is doing what he was hired to do. But look at who hired him. rhett o rick May 2013 #44

Dollars to Donuts none of these people live in Chicago alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #56

or have much respect for the rule of law, it seems. mopinko May 2013 #69

Rahm lovers will support and excuse and explain anything he does no matter how egregious or how sabrina 1 May 2013 #47

Can you explain how taxes are always raised for education and then used for other purposes? grahamhgreen May 2013 #37

you got a link for that? mopinko May 2013 #42

You are the one making the claim that there are "clear lines of taxing and funding". rhett o rick May 2013 #45

you want me to post my property tax bill? mopinko May 2013 #49

If that's what your priorities are, fine. Go with sports over education. rhett o rick May 2013 #51

What? You are the one claiming that MEAP funds should be diverted. Explain how. nt msanthrope May 2013 #89

It's called doing the right thing. grahamhgreen May 2013 #91

The question is, do you think it is more important than education? Apparently you do. rhett o rick May 2013 #41

So you are saying that "there's nothing that can be done. Education loses and that is that." rhett o rick May 2013 #52

No...I'm asking how the money for the Navy Pier and McCormick place msanthrope May 2013 #62

Once again we must rely on the "Our leader is totally helpless. He can not do a thing about this rhett o rick May 2013 #63

Rather than dramatic grand pronouncements, why not just tell us how MEAP msanthrope May 2013 #65

Rahm was elected to fix those problems, not me. IMO Rahm is a sell-out to big money. rhett o rick May 2013 #66

Ok...explain how Rahm would move MEAP money to the schools. msanthrope May 2013 #67

He was hired to figure that out. I dont believe he is as helpless as you want to believe. rhett o rick May 2013 #68

He was hired to figure out how to reallocate MEAP funding? No. He wasn't. msanthrope May 2013 #71

You are correct. And I dont care. Rahm was hired to run the city. rhett o rick May 2013 #72

Well, if you are advocating a solution using public money, but you have no idea how that public msanthrope May 2013 #73

I disagree that private charter schools are better than public schools. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #76

Yes, well, catfood, sponges, milk, and tomatoes. nt msanthrope May 2013 #79

it's called the law. mopinko May 2013 #82

Are you saying that 100% of the $100 million will come from voluntary taxes on rhett o rick May 2013 #85

that's the way we do it here. mopinko May 2013 #87

I looked at the link but didnt find where it said where they get their money. rhett o rick May 2013 #88

it's in the annual report. mopinko May 2013 #90

The useage at 75 to 100 other events plus the games is still very, very low expectation Bluenorthwest May 2013 #46

What difference does that make? Money should spent on SCHOOLs first...priorities are skewed uponit7771 May 2013 #48

it's called the law. mopinko May 2013 #83

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Priorities, people!!! Initech May 2013 #15

That's our Mayor Rahmie! kysrsoze May 2013 #17

Yay Rahm! Ooh, look at the pretty lights... Taverner May 2013 #23

Always More Room for Sports Fans at Jen Weld Field in Portland, Oregon School Teacher May 2013 #24

+1 HiPointDem May 2013 #54

Rahm's morally bankrupt move to cement economic inequality. Divernan May 2013 #25

+1,000.000 EXCELLENT post n/t TheUnspeakable May 2013 #36

+1 HiPointDem May 2013 #53

This is beyond moral bankruptcy. n/t Catherina May 2013 #27

Where Kids Are Pawns In The Bigger Game of Chicago Politics grilled onions May 2013 #28

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #31

a completely different angle here is also the fact that colleges are a big part of our economic base mopinko May 2013 #50

oh bull HiPointDem May 2013 #55

Exactly correct...there's plenty to criticize in the school closings alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #57

oh, bull. penny pritzker is a native, and she lurrves rahm's policies, school closings, stadium- HiPointDem May 2013 #58

^^^^^^Sign and Symptom of Know-Nothing Bullshit^^^^^^^^ alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #59

you pretend only people who live in chicago know anything about chicago, chicago politics, HiPointDem May 2013 #60

PS: tell me which schools have no enrollments. here's a list of the closures. HiPointDem May 2013 #61

this should be it's own op. mopinko May 2013 #70

"the hate" = lol. HiPointDem May 2013 #77

With rahm's depaul plan, we've entered a new arena of stupidity HiPointDem May 2013 #78

We can clear this up quick. Are you for the privatization of public schools or against? grahamhgreen May 2013 #75

chicago mopinko May 2013 #81

It's what the 1-percent need. Octafish May 2013 #64

This is sadly a common theme. Dawson Leery May 2013 #74

Sports always trumps education. Rex May 2013 #80