Chicago Struggles to Remain #1
2008 July 24
Chicago has the highest sales tax in the country with its newest sales tax increase and surprisingly, folks aren’t happy about it. So the politicians did what they always did - they argued about it.
And here’s where it gets complicated.
County Board President Todd Stroger had instituted the ordinance that actually raised the tax, beginning July 1. Two ordinances to repeal that ordinance were introduced on Wednesday. Those ordinances were voted down by a vote of 10-7. So, we’re back to square one.
Political maneuvering ruled the day and, of course, lots and lots of bickering about the justification for both the tax and the repeal. But at the end of the day, the campaign against the increase called “Axe the Corruption Tax” fell flat.
