So here are some of the consequences: nearly $300 million in new taxes, fines, and fees, affecting just about everyone who lives in the city or even passes through. Own a home or even rent one? You’ll be paying more. Enjoy having a beer once in awhile? The beer tax is going up. Have a car here? You’ll be paying more for your next parking tickets, which, as anyone who’s been here awhile knows, are pretty much impossible to avoid. Comforted by the idea that you might get police to show up for an emergency? The charge on your phone bill to cover 911 is going up.
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In other words, you can blame the unions for the tax increases. Or you can decide to oppose them and punish the children.
Another alderman pointed out that Daley is proposing to save money by merging the Department of Buildings with the Department of Construction and Permits–four years after the mayor split them into two in a supposed cost-savings move.
