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In reply to the discussion: Emanuel cuts pension benefits, raises prop. taxes, subsidizes corp. donors TO THE MAX. [View all]mopinko
(69,990 posts)10. sorry, i love david sirota, but this is just a hatchet job.
these funds are defined by laws. yes laws. the mayor cannot just empty the piggy bank and give it to whom he pleases. and that includes giving it back to the taxing bodies.
look the tiff system is not perfect. there are long term structural flaws in the city budgets.
but this article is just making it up.
i am sick of this city being called corruption city.
it is not more and no less corrupt than any government body of it's size. we havent had a major corruption scandal here since daley I.
and frankly, it makes me a little sick to see du'ers, most of which who have never been here, jump of the bandwagon with their rahm derangement syndrome.
this is a good democratic city. it works like a steam engine. we do it right.
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Emanuel cuts pension benefits, raises prop. taxes, subsidizes corp. donors TO THE MAX. [View all]
Divernan
Apr 2014
OP
And, of course, Rahm has that "D" after his name, so if he was running for anything,
djean111
Apr 2014
#2
I have noticed that the fund-raising requests I get now inform me that people like me will
djean111
Apr 2014
#7
Anyone being funded by Corporations doesn't need OUR money. And the more they are getting
sabrina 1
Apr 2014
#58
"I think he would be an excellent mayor," Obama said on ABC's Good Morning America.
Divernan
Apr 2014
#52
No, we need to realize he is a Democrat, he may be the worst but is only one of many like him.
A Simple Game
Apr 2014
#13
He calls himself a Democrat and our President believed he was a Democrat when he hired him
A Simple Game
Apr 2014
#26
His "image" is that he is a Democrat. As for his policies and your loyalty to him,
A Simple Game
Apr 2014
#41
Well, he IS a Democrat, even the most conservative starve the schools steal the pensions Republican
Dragonfli
Apr 2014
#71
I agree with A Simple Game. It's important to recognize the enemy. A significant portion of "our"
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#42
One can be moderate without being a corporatist. But corporatists can't hide behind
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#66
Well so far he has made a better case than you have. Do you have specifics to refute what
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#43
i would prefer the approach that it was my understanding would be instituted- pb
mopinko
Apr 2014
#68
OMG! You criticize a union rep for being confrontational w/ the King of Confrontation! The hubris!
Divernan
Apr 2014
#45
Like his hypocritical education policy- opposite of his kids' elite private school.
Divernan
Apr 2014
#50
Perhaps he/she lives in one of those posh enclaves on the Gold Coast or in Hyde Park?
Divernan
Apr 2014
#51
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
cantbeserious
Apr 2014
#34
And to think this swell fella was for several years the chief of staff for the President of the
indepat
Apr 2014
#69
Rahm Emanuel gives the Democratic Party a bad name. This corrupt jerk needs to go!
emsimon33
Apr 2014
#72