 [Kanuk Free Press] As Chicago continues its long, slow, march toward becoming the new Detroit, there are a few things you can count on. Crime will go up, services will suffer, and progressives will demand more tribute from their subjects. They'll argue that increased taxation will save the city, they'll hike rates, and then they'll learnthat their refusal to solve underlying budgetary issues will only speed the implosion.
This has been the standard playbook employed by virtually every destitute left-wing dystopia in the United States and, lo-and-behold, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is doing everything in his power to make sure his city follows suit.
He's proposing a slew of new taxes, including a massive $500 million property tax increase - a modern-era record - which will fund "most" of next year's city budget gap. As CBS Chicago reports, residents are less than thrilled.
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