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Prickwrinkle has to be glad for Hillary's election debacle because it provided cover for this:
- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle personally ensured her controversial new penny-an-ounce pop tax passed Thursday by breaking a rare tie vote among commissioners.
The two-term board president stepped further into the glare of a spotlight because she's counting on the $224 million a year the beverage tax is expected to bring in to balance the books for a while.
Prickwrinkle doesn't seem to have gleaned any lessons from the mobility of the tax base. When Chicago enacted a dime on every bottle of water, people stopped buying water in Chicago. Suburban grocery stores and shopping clubs had to bring in water by the truckload to keep up with demand. We don't think Shortshanks reaped even half of the revenue projections his bean counters said would be generated.
We predict a similar situation with the County. Especially when we read this:
We predict a similar situation with the County. Especially when we read this:
- It won't apply to drinks bought with a Link card issued to families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program because additional consumer taxes can't be added under the federal program.
Imagine that.
We also heard that this tax was levied for "health related" reasons. How much of the tax is going to "health related" programs? We're betting zero. And it says they're taxing iced tea drinks - what if the tea has no sugar? Diet sodas? Zero calorie sodas?
We're lucky enough to live close to a border where they don't tax the shit out of their citizens. Hopefully you do to.
We also heard that this tax was levied for "health related" reasons. How much of the tax is going to "health related" programs? We're betting zero. And it says they're taxing iced tea drinks - what if the tea has no sugar? Diet sodas? Zero calorie sodas?
We're lucky enough to live close to a border where they don't tax the shit out of their citizens. Hopefully you do to.
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posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
109 Comments:
Worth noting is the fact that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg intervened and ran ads in support of raising the tax on soft drinks in Cook County.
Preckwinkle owns this tax hike.
ALL those with LINK Cards, report to all the new "Working Places" where now you can "earn that Entitlement".
I want to see a program like that set up in Chicago (as well as nationwide).
Link Cards should ONLY be handed out at "Working Places" on a monthly basis - I hope that's Executive Order Number 2017-0001
Now there's something they can protest about.
I will not buy any more soda come July when the tax kicks in. NUTS!!
It won't apply to people in the SNAP program. That's fine -- but if it is for supplemental nutrition, and sugary drinks have next to no nutritional value, why does the link card cover sugary drinks at all?????? Maybe Prickwinkle can answer that question
Bensenville, here I come! And I don't care if it costs me more in gas than the tax would. Not paying the tax, sorry.
I wonder if all the black and brown people wrongfully accused in county jail will still receive soda with their meals. Also wondering what this clown is going to tax next after this one doesn't produce the amount of money she's expecting.
I will glad take the 20-25 minute ride out to the other side of O'Hare and purchase all my sugary beverages. While I'm there, I'm going to do the rest of my grocery shopping, get my groceries in plastic bags, and fill up my gas tank too. Fuck you, Toni.
The ones using up the most healthcare without paying for it will be the ones exempt from the tax. Outstanding.
Northwest side Residents drive to lake and Dupage Counties and pay 7% tax,I love Costco at I 94 and route 60.
"And it says they're taxing iced tea drinks - what if the tea has no sugar? Diet sodas? Zero calorie sodas?"
Cue up Vaseline Machine Gun by our renowned Leo Kottke on his 12-string.
Cali has statewide banned ALL free plastic bags...
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How I Spent my Summer Vacation - Avoiding Illinois, Cook County & Chicago Taxes
I bought family groceries out of the county whenever possible.
I bought gas outside the county every chance I could.
I took the family to Florida, where we had a hotel room, rented a car and went to Disney World, completely avoiding various Chicago & Cook County amusement taxes, etc. Sure, I had to pay Florida taxes, but they're much lower than what the crooks are getting here.
I bought all water and pop outside Cook county.
I took the kids shooting, buying all ammunition out of state.
I bought as many goods a possible via internet dealers that don't collect Illinois/Cook County/Chicago taxes.
My search continues to find new and innovative ways to deny as much of my income from these thieves as possible.
How'd I do?
Anyone with any other ideas?
It won't apply to drinks bought with a Link card issued to families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Toni that tax be straight RACIST!!!!!!!
Just like Rahms tax hike on house over 250K, it primarily effects only whites and Hispanics.
Bullwinkle has got to go too .
I sleep in Chicago, and I work in Chicago, but I haven't shopped inChicago for years. I drive to the outlet malls for clothes and goods. I head to Indians for food,gas and now soda. Thanks Toni!
Another nail in the coffin......
How long before she wants to tax the air that we breathe?
Should'nt the outstanding recipients of the LINK card only be allowed to purchase bottled water, fruit juice or milk with the privilege? Only foods/liquids shown in the government food triangle should be allowed for 'free' LINK purchase. Anything outside the triangle - like sugary pop, iced tea, grape soda - should be purchased with your out-of-pocket money. Why should the people of Cook County who stay healthy by limiting their liquid intake to coffee, tea, milk, yogurt, orange juice, tomato juice, bottled water, be penalized for the slobs who will feed their children a liter of 7-UP for breakfast?
I'm outta here early next year. Can't wait to leave this shit hole of a city behind.
>>>Anonymous Grasping At Allegedly Biodegradable Straws said...
"And it says they're taxing iced tea drinks - what if the tea has no sugar? Diet sodas? Zero calorie sodas?"
Cue up Vaseline Machine Gun by our renowned Leo Kottke on his 12-string.
Cali has statewide banned ALL free plastic bags...
11/14/2016 02:07:00 AM<<<
Which politicians dumped their stocks in plastic manufacturing and petrochemical companies and bought into paper companies.
Anonymous said...
Northwest side Residents drive to lake and Dupage Counties and pay 7% tax,I love Costco at I 94 and route 60.
11/14/2016 01:09:00 AM
2.25%-2.50 on groceries in most western suburbs and I'll go back to brewing my own iced tea.
NO DEMOCRAT should run unopposed in any election in Cook County. For cryin' out loud Luis Gutierrez ran unopposed. Make them answer questions about fiscal responsibility to the voters.
And support voter IDs.
Health related , what's next candy, cake, donuts, ice cream, anything labeled sugar? Give us a break from bs
I've been doing my grocery shopping at Woodman's in Wisconsin for years. Wisconsin doesn't tax food plus the food is much cheaper. While I'm there I gas up as well at 1.93 a gallon. Then I go to Gander Mountain and see what's on sale in the ammunition department. I refuse to pay the outrageous taxes in Illinois/Chicago/Cook County.I even bought a car up there. I did have to pay the Cook County tax which Cook County tried to hit me twice. The car dealer took care of that little problem though.
Wait a damn minute....
It won't apply to drinks bought with a Link card issued to families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
Isn't that the very people this tax was suppose to protect from childhood obesity and onset of diabetes... their votes must be important
So it was only about the money after all.
Preckwinkle you hypocritical bitch.
What did Bloomberg give you to support his plutocratic dictates
I buy nothing in crook county. I buy everything at my "vacation" home in lake county. The only thing I pay in this county is rent on an apartment I will vacate the moment residency is repealed.
To 1am,,,,don't forget booze and ciggoes on your buy out of the county lists
Toni should have made it fairer and taxed coffee and tea also
Didn't she learn anything from the national elections? people are fed up
I already go to Woodmans in Wis. to shop! I have run into dozens of people from the city doing the same thing . ..LOL...I think we are waking up!!! P.S. 20 cents cheaper a galon on GAS also!
While at first glance it is aggravating to not tax LINK purchases, but when you think about it there is no sense in a tax that is actually paid by the tax paying public, not the LINK user.
When that tax kicks in I will be shopping outside Cook County. They have now made it even more cost effective to do so. The tipping point has been reached. The only thing I will shop for close to home are frozen and perishables. I will move out of Cook County and this State as soon as I am able.
It never ends here, so I must end here.
Don't forget this quote "it will stave off layoffs"
The city is broke.
Start laying off, taxpayers are broke and moving out of this cesspool of corruption.
Another nail in the Chicago coffin. The lid is closing fast. It's to the point that leaving costs less than staying. And what makes Chicago worth paying taxes, taxes and more taxes? It's not just Chicago the whole state is screwed up. So it's off to a Red state. I have more choices now that a few more states woke up.
Her violence tax for law abiding sportsmen and woman on guns and ammo is my favorite. What kinds of corrupt ignorant bitch could fathom such a monstrosity? So a duck hunter wants to take his kid duck hunting and for everything he buys he has to pay a violence tax cause these fools cant stop murdering and shooting each other. Actually its the "shooting" cause the "murdering" doesnt cost us much. Unless of course its a cop defending himself and then the family of the deceased gets a all inclusive year in Vegas package.
This Govt. is just a twisted evil thing. Tilted more towards gangsters then decent folk. I gotta GTFOH.
You Democrats voted for this!! Keep voting Democrat for more of the same!!! Dumb Fucks!!
Just another item I will be buying outside of Crook County. As much as possible I refuse to support these RACISTS shitcago and crook county leadership with my taxes.
Anybody for a road trip to the neighboring counties. Crook county at its finest... Tax, tax, tax. Think it's time to hold a Boston Tea Party in Chicago and protest all the taxes. Next I hear their proposing a tax on when you wipe your ass and how many sheets of toilet paper you use.
whites and Hispanics are penalized twice
1. overpriced homes on the northwest , south loop and southwest side to live among civilized people
2. taxed on the over priced home
Tax should be based on lot size , not price
we all receive the same service from streets and sanitation garbage pick up , which we now pay for , thank you tutu
street cleaning , snow removal , street lights , fire protection etc
Police Patrol that is when the high real estate tax payers receive the short end , very few beat cars in civilized neighborhoods , the criminals receive two to three times for police on patrol , calls for service , probably 10 times more in the ghetto , calls for CFD Ambulance in the high real estate tax area for emergency only , ghetto scraped knees , mental cases , and of course the domestic battery victim and gun shot victims
not fair is it , keep voting these thieves in office
Also note, the media bootlickers never bother to follow up on any of her grand ideas to raise revenue. Two years ago she put that $25 surcharge on all county gun sales, claiming it would raise millions for gun violence. All it did was handicap the handful of remaining gun stores in the county and drive sales across to the collar counties. And exactly how much revenue has it produced? We'll never hear how much the new sugar tax raises or how many retailers have been hurt by lower sales.
Preckwinkle should start by cutting the patronage in the county and bringing salary and benefits into line with the private sector. Many county workers are not qualified for their job descriptions, are paid 35% more then their private sector counterparts, and many do not even work in their job titles and job descriptions, That is where most of the tax money goes. The county had a study done of this a few years ago but never released the study. And, as a lot of people know, Preckwinkle is not a friend of the police or of white people.
I started bringing my own sports bottle filled with water into restaurants, it is better for me and avoids both the tax and insane cost of a beverage. If enough people were to do that in protest then I suspect that the Crooks at the county would need to look for another tax (Oxygen tax anyone?).
The actual cost to a restaurant for one of those sugary drinks is under 25 cents - so this tax is going to really hurt Cook County restaurants (and the people who earn their living at them).
No problem I'll just adjust to it like everyone else did when they shoved the bottled water tax down our throats. I haven't bought water in Chicago since. That's easy to avoid. We rarely drink pop but if I need Gaterade or pop I'll just stock up when I'm outside crooked county. Chicago and crook county is the worst run place in America and it's examples like this that got us that way. Of course they say it's for "health" just like red light and speed cameras are for safety. All one big lie.
We used to shop in the suburbs to stop paying City taxes. Then we went to other counties to stop paying County taxes. Well I think we will start shopping in Wisconsin once a month to avoid all the City, County, and State taxes. To think we have to pay more and more money to celebrate the representation of Emmanuel, Preckwinkle, and Madigan. I can't wait to retire and leave this Liberal hunk of trash we call Illinois.
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Saw a woman at Walgreens up in Norwood Park use her LINK card to buy $20 worth of pop and candy. She then proceeded to exit the store and rent a couple DVD's from the Redbox outside. This system is a joke.
ANON Stated:
"I bought as many goods a possible via internet dealers that don't collect Illinois/Cook County/Chicago taxes.
My search continues to find new and innovative ways to deny as much of my income from these thieves as possible.
How'd I do?"
I say well enough to get my tired of being taxed ass up and in gear to do the same. Thank you!
Fuck Ms. Mayor
When is the Flaming Cheetos tax coming?
Jobs + Growth / Article
November 2, 2016
The state’s high-tax burden is not only hurting struggling taxpayers’ pockets, but is also depreciating home values across Illinois.
A new study found that Illinois homes purchased in 2008, right before the housing-market recession, still have not gained back their pre-recession value. In fact, Illinois is one of only seven states where this is the case. And one reason home values are struggling to increase is because of high property taxes. As property taxes increase, the cost of homeownership also increases, which means taxpayers are able to put less money toward paying for their homes, and homes don’t appreciate strongly. Sometimes high property taxes cause home values to go down because homebuyers do not want to pay a high price on a mortgage if the property taxes are also high. Illinois is taxing the value out of its homes.
This is bad news for Illinois homeowners paying some of the highest property taxes in the nation. Not only are high property taxes a heavy burden on taxpayers, but they also deter other potential homebuyers from buying property in Illinois. Because of this, many Illinois homeowners are struggling to sell their homes, and are stuck paying a high property tax bill in the meantime.
Many Illinoisans also cite high taxes as the reason they want to move out of the state. This is no surprise considering that – in addition to having the highest property taxes in the nation – property taxes in Illinois are also growing 3.3 times faster than median household incomes.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-1-of-7-states-where-home-values-are-still-below-pre-recession-levels/
yup Sam's club in DesPlaines on Oakton is in wait for it Dupage County.
Please begin to email Trump and demand he follow through with the defunding of sanctuary cities.
Rahm was blathering the other day something about big cities being part of America too (I agree), and that he needs them (ah no he doesn't won without them), so he will have to work with them. Defund Sanctuary cities!!
Cook County assswipes want link card holders to be fat ? No taxes for them ..LOL shop in Indiana ,DuPage County ,Will County .. Tax includes lemonade ,ice tea ,diet sodas .. No more shop outside Cook County
Chicago ,Cook County screwing Middle class .. taxing Plastic Grocery bags , tax on water bottles ,already 3% extra tax on soda in Chicago.. Crook county going to lose some jobs over this .. Du Page County here we come .. only 25 min from Garcia Ridge
Who the F--k is Mr. Prickwinkie to dictate what we drink. She oughta look round her hood and see what thay be drinkin'...
Buy Cigarettes ,Gas , Booze .Soda in Indiana, smoke in casinos in Indiana, no charge for plastic bags for groceries
Law ? dickhead Emanuel says he will keep Chicago as Sanctuary city, meaning Trump will cutoff Federal money .. More taxes on Chicago Taxpayers to cover for ILLEGALLS ??
Just keep feeding the Cook County hog!
The politicians that passed this are all concerned about our health funny most of them are fat asses. Again hurt the middle class white worker. Keep voting for these fucksticks.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
How I Spent my Summer Vacation - Avoiding Illinois, Cook County & Chicago Taxes
I bought family groceries out of the county whenever possible.
I bought gas outside the county every chance I could.
I took the family to Florida, where we had a hotel room, rented a car and went to Disney World, completely avoiding various Chicago & Cook County amusement taxes, etc. Sure, I had to pay Florida taxes, but they're much lower than what the crooks are getting here.
I bought all water and pop outside Cook county.
I took the kids shooting, buying all ammunition out of state.
I bought as many goods a possible via internet dealers that don't collect Illinois/Cook County/Chicago taxes.
My search continues to find new and innovative ways to deny as much of my income from these thieves as possible.
How'd I do?
Anyone with any other ideas?
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Don't forget to cut the cable cord! Was paying almost $20 in "fees" and taxes to the state, county and city. Almost $10 to the city for an "entertainment" fee. Not anymore!
These imbeciles should be marching on city hall and county...
Now that I'm retire I can't wait to put the house up for sale in March of next year
Will the coffee shop ding me for adding sugar to my joe?
1st of all she's overweight and hypocritical.
Secondly the people that abuse these beverages aren't affected because link can't have additional tax. So again tax the middle class to save your ass.
Be weary of big government
When Cook County raised the cigarette tax $4.00 dollars a pack they lost 30 million dollars a year in revenue,Those Democrats are so smart,They will loose money on this one gas is 20 cents a gallon cheaper in border counties.
Just an ordinary taxpayer. Do as little shopping as I can in Chicago. Now I'll be driving further and shop out of crook county. These idiots running our local governments have no business sense and should be thrown out of office. Didn't vote for any of them. Hope the new president changes the rules on SNAP. I'm tired of being taxed for everything under the sun. Will be making more trips to Indiana in the future and stocking up. Hell, might even move there.
Now we can save on taxes 3 million illegals voted obviously illegally bet many in this corrupt city-state-county:
http://www.infowars.com/report-three-million-votes-in-presidential-election-cast-by-illegal-aliens/
Hmm but wait President trump is removing 3 million illegal invaders that is winning for the citizens the burdened taxpayers in the USA! So that would mean Trump also won the popular vote + electoral college get over it we finally 1 for the good people!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-deport-immigrants-immediately-when-mexico-wall-a7415116.html
So 3 million illegal invaders removed. This man President Trump is a "master of the game" God bless you thank you sir!
Then we have this headline:
Pastors try to help make sense of Donald Trump's election
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-church-sermons-post-election-20161113-story.html
Let me break it down so called pastors! really simple the God fearing taxpaying citizens were tired of all the bullshit happening here. Our children, our residents being passed up for health care and opportunities for college and careers because of the illegal invaders. We the "silent majority" got really tired of being pushed aside and the Trump Train is running full steam ahead!
Does anyone know if the tax the jag county commissioners just enacted will apply to things like orange and grape juice? How about prune juice that I take for medicinal reasons. They all have sugar added.
kass calls her TAXWINKLE
Anonymous Anonymous said...
How I Spent my Summer Vacation - Avoiding Illinois, Cook County & Chicago Taxes
Totally with you! Sucks that Amazon now collects Illinois taxes, so they are no longer an option for me.
Prickwrinkle defeated Toddster Stroger by correctly attacking his county sales tax. Our educator turned politician won't learn from her own election. We need to re-educate her by finding a candidate who will run against her in two years. If Pfannkuche could muster 30% with
only a $12,000 budget think what a committed candidate would do! Shame on the Republicans who should have backed Pfannkuche with a
decent war chest.
And we need a candidate who will defeat our own Do Nothing Deano.
Retired .38 spl +P
Gee, a tax without representation.
Just what does that "Penny An Ounce Tax" I have to give that other don't have to is going to provide the taxpayer?
The door is open to keep tacking on to the sodi-pop tax.
And if 1¢ doesn't make a dent in the deficit then it will rise to 2¢, and so on.
Keep in mind the Crooks of the County keep spending $3.50 for every $1 collected.
In 2015, Illinois has 16% of the population is on Welfare Assistance, overtaking Michigan if you can believe that.
I'm sure it has grow more since.
Sanctuary City Chicago has to be 14% of that figure and also growing.
You can make one trip a month into Indiana or Wisconsin to buy soda pop, smokes, gas, and groceries. Screw throwing more money into the Crooked Cook County Bottomless Tax Hole.
You shouldn't talk about the next mayor of Chicago like that.
C'mon people... It's for the children. Geez!
I am totally opposed to this tax. Not really tax, but the hipocracy around it. A 12 pack of soda last me about 2 months. But even then I buy it out of the county.
As for the "health reasons": the people who disproportionately drink this stuff who behavour you want to discourage are exempt from the pain.
And what is going to happen to the sanctuary cities and counties if/when the Fed dollars are cut off? Rahm says Chicago will remain a sanctuary city. But how will he pay for it? Raising taxes on the remaining people?? They ain't gonna be happy about that.
WTF is next, a condom tax??
Chewy "the idiot" Garcia says he will use the tax to fight obesity and the violence. B.S!!! Time to get rid of the Hillary Clintons of Cook County.
Start taxing deep fried food stupid fucks
"Worth noting is the fact that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg intervened and ran ads in support of raising the tax on soft drinks in Cook County."
11/14/2016 12:07:00 AM
He's so crazy that he put $65 MILLION into the campaign.
Everyone has to get hit off, all the way down the line.
If he's so concerned about Cook County, he could have simply written them a $65 million check.
DON'T BUY WATER -- ANYWHERE.
The whole bottled water craze kicked off during the Gulf War, endless TV coverage of troops walking around with airlifted water bottles in the desert -- ever since then, soccer moms, everyone doing the same, like they are going to shrivel up any minute.
Put a good "RO" -- reverse osmosis -- unit under your sink and make your own "water." That's all most of this stuff is -- treated from the municipal supply and bottled. Best few hundred you'll ever spend, and pays for itself in no time.
Save your back lugging those flats, save the money, fuel, time, unnecessary handling and transport of a commodity that's already right at your elbow. Huge sucker game.
I'll add a periodic shopping trip out of the county on my to do list. These ever greedy Cook County pols won't see a dime from me. Don't buy Pepsi when you stock up, the CEO said some negative BS about President Elect Trump.
President Elect Trump, love the sound of it. I feel like a kid who got everything they wanted for Christmas: Republican President and Congress, and liberals having histrionics.
The downside is that you have to deal with the unhinged protestors. Praying for your safety.
Bensenville, here I come! And I don't care if it costs me more in gas than the tax would. Not paying the tax, sorry.
11/14/2016 12:29:00 AM
If you locate a good place to pick up pop in Bensenville, let us know. I couldn't find any shopping areas out there. May I suggest the Target in Villa Park. It's about 5 blocks west of the county line on North Avenue.
ohboy, PrickWrinkle best be changing that tax from 1c an OZ to $1 an OZ as the Tiny Dancer, hisownself, has grandstandingly doubled down on "Sanctuary City" on news all over the place today...sure hope Mr T cuts off ALL federal aid to ALL "sanctuary cities" 1st week of his admin
BTW - as all you Chicongoans know well, DOUBLING DOWN is a classic political tactic laid out by Chicongo's Favorite Son: Saul Alinsky...
DOUBLING DOWN has worked beautifully for the social fascist democrat party for decades but The Tiny Ballerino obviously didn't bother to ask hisownself himself if it would still work
Say buh-bye to gillions of them there sweet federal dollars...the hood-ratz is gonna be pissed when they figure out (if they ever figure it out) that them there Meskin illegals cost'em each & every one, several pairs of self-esteem Nikes & bags full of McD's burgers....ohboy.Where's Jesse Jaxsin when his peeplz need'em? Oh, never mind, he's out blowing Meskins...How was it Jassie? Purdee Good? he's well known as Senor Chorizo-Chomperado
Let me get this straight. For sugary drinks purchased with a LINK card, the tax will not apply. Yet this tax exists out of concerns for the health of the consumer. Soooooo it looks like Preckwinkle doesn't care if the poor citizens of Cook County are continuously exposed to these dangerous sugary drinks. She wants to protect the wealthy from the dangers these drinks expose us too. But she doesn't care about the health of the under-privileged and their children. Shame on you, Preckwinkle. You're supposed to be a champion of the under-served, yet you're going to poison them with sugar. What about the obesity rates among young black children??? Don't you care?
John Daley voted for this tax!!!
When Toni Preckwinkle was running for County President against Todd Stroger she accused Stroger of OVER taxing Cook County residents. Now she's the one OVER TAXING EVERYONE in CROOK COUNTY just to keep paying her own patronage army of DO NOTHINGS !!!!!!
Like every southsider in Chicago....I'll just pick up all MY SODA at the WALMART in Hammond . Indiana starting in July so I can help out Ms Preckwinkle's beverage tax !
There is no Liquor tax in lake County,.... 1.75 % on food and 7.0 % on everything Else... 25 minutes north of Ohare...today gas price at Costco $1.97 a gallon...it's your money FU Prepwinkle.
11/14/2016 04:23:00 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I sleep in Chicago, and I work in Chicago, but I haven't shopped inChicago for years. I drive to the outlet malls for clothes and goods. I head to Indians for food,gas and now soda. Thanks Toni!
11/14/2016 04:42:00 AM
Where's Indians?
Just to be clear, this 'sugary drink' tax also taxes drinks sweetened artificially.
To quote Dr. Steve Brule, 'for your health!'
As long as they don't mess with my pumpkin spice latte.
Anonymous said...
yup Sam's club in DesPlaines on Oakton is in wait for it Dupage County.
11/14/2016 09:14:00 AM
I wish you were right, but you're not. Cook County goes as far south as Devon Ave. on York Road. Des Plaines is completely within Cook County.
Next place to check is Elk Grove Village, parts of which are in DuPage. Check Google Maps Cook County.
enough of these illegal welfares ,,,can't speak a lick of English , shopping at Jewel using a link card they need help to use . What a great democrat state
Law ? dickhead Emanuel says he will keep Chicago as Sanctuary city, meaning Trump will cutoff Federal money .. More taxes on Chicago Taxpayers to cover for ILLEGALLS ??
11/14/2016 09:43:00 AM
I had a call from a polling firm that I'd bet was GOP due to the questions posed and my being a registered Republican. One of the questions asked was would you still support us if we allowed a path to citizenship for illegal aliens residing in the US?
I have a hunch that Trump will go after the criminal aliens only.
Anonymous said...
Just to be clear, this 'sugary drink' tax also taxes drinks sweetened artificially.
To quote Dr. Steve Brule, 'for your health!'
11/14/2016 03:40:00 PM
And fruit drinks. And 'sports drinks'.
Anonymous said...
Does anyone know if the tax the jag county commissioners just enacted will apply to things like orange and grape juice? How about prune juice that I take for medicinal reasons. They all have sugar added.
11/14/2016 11:35:00 AM
No tax on 100% juice drinks. But even 10% water in that juice puts it on the taxable list.
Why are Link card recipients allowed to buy GMO corn syrup bubble water with taxpayer funds anyways?
Issue them a ration book that covers produce, protein and basic carbs and send 'em home.
Beggars can't be choosers, and there is nothing in the Constitution that affords everybody the right to Twinkies and Coke (to say nothing of the steaks and other luxury items they buy on our dime).
Start doin what most of us already do, buy in Indiana. And start applying to jobs out of Illinois.
Small business owners are going to buy their soft drinks out of Cook County , its going to be a flop,Cigarettes have County tax stamp.,Pop doesnt...
They should pass a hypodermic needle tax-- I guarantee you the hypes don't mind paying for it
Why does the Link program even allow the person to buy sodo, potato chips, fried food, and other poor health items? If Prickwrinkle and Bloomboig are so concerned, restrict Link purchases to healthy foods. No grape pop, Cheetos, and pork rinds.
And how much money has the anti violence tax on guns and ammo generated? Inquiring tax payers want to know, John Daley, since you push these goofy tax proposals to the other dumber county board members. How do we vote Daley out and get a real commissioner in? Wake up Republicans and reclaim Crook County like Ogilvie and O'Malley did several years ago. It can be done!
LINK and any tax payer subsidized form of assistance should be for essentials. Milk, veggies, fruits, toiletries, and chicken. That is it! It is a assistance program, meaning to assist you, not support you. You want pop, flaming hot cheetos, and ice cream, use your paycheck.
Slush fund for the anointed ones...........
Prune juice and vodka.
Speaking of sweetened drinks...
We all love our Dunkin' Donuts, or at least that's the stereotype. The makers of the artificial sweetener Splenda is suing DD because they have started using a knock-off Chinese made sweetener in a similar yellow packet.
Yeeech... I avoid buying even Chinese food made in China and I look at labels in the store. The bar code number that start at 690 - 695 are all MADE IN CHINA. 471 is Made in Taiwan.
But I take my coffee with double cream.
I suppose they will double tax that next.
We should shower the next Cook County Board meeting with Orange Crush Mountain Dew like the Cubs did with champagne after the World Series.
LOL Cook County Sheriffs planning to be on the lookout for soda tax smugglers, even checking out large gatherings ,picnics to see if tax was paid on sodas
Not paying a dime to Taxwinkle , Crooked County
Run There Asses out of Office , ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ,
People on link don't need to be drinking soda pop. It's bad for them too. Should we believe that their bodies can digest carbonated high fructose corn syrup better than hard working tax paying citizens ( don't answer that lol). If Preckwinkle is so interested in "the people's " health. Maybe she should look into limiting what LINK users purchase at the local corner store Grocery Imporium. How about hot chips, Cheetos? Pig skins? greasy fried foods ? Why would someone so interested in people's health think it's ok for the Black community to consume that stuff?
Gee.... Ma'am you sure aren't looking for another way to screw the tax payers out of more money while you give a pass to the entitled and caters to ones who are a heavy block of your voter base are ya?
Its time for the Republican party to push into places like Cook County. Bring the fat checkbook and get some real Republicans into our offices. I said REAL Republicans. Not RINOs . Not Madigan plants. We gotta fix this place now.
Also, all because the democrats got greedy & implemented this tax, you force people out of spite to buy their pop out of the county. Well, it doesn't end there with the pop. Now you might as well buy everything on your trip out. Alcohol, gas, cigarettes, water, and the rest of your food.& groceries. You lose greedy democrats. Now you get nothing on a lot. Had you just kept things as is, I'd still shop in Chicago.
If you tax link cards they will get even more of OUR money!
While at first glance it is aggravating to not tax LINK purchases, but when you think about it there is no sense in a tax that is actually paid by the tax paying public, not the LINK user.
11/14/2016 07:14:00 AM
I'll refrain from calling you a dumbass.
Really, I will, though, were you to rethink you pathetic excuse for thinking, you'd see the error in you perspective.
Rather than shoving it in your face, I'll await your considerably reconsidered analysis.
Now that they have the additional tax, they have to hire someone's in laws to do a bullshit enforcement job? It's like a deadly virus that just keeps growing! There is no end to their greed and they just don't care...
A windfall for collar county business where no doubt many angry cook county voters will head to do their shopping. These socialists will never learn, you can't keep bleeding the working, taxpaying guy. Only reason they are full speed ahead with their policies is because minority voting ensures their re election. Well, after Trump drains the swamp of illegals, there goes a big part of the democratic voting bloc. Also, screw you little Louis Gutierrrrrrrrrez and Rahm, your sanctuary city, and federal funds are going bye bye. Si se puede!
Stupid democrats, must have been sleeping in economics class when the law of diminishing returns was explained.
Raise taxes all you want on food, gas, whatever. I do all my shopping up in Lake County. Just got loads of groceries, and filled up the gas tank with $1.89 a gallon gas. Cook county will not see a red cent of my food and gas tax. Suck it.
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