Another Tax?
Rahm campaigned on ending the "head tax," yet here it is again, popping up at what works out to be a 1650% increase:
- Chicago aldermen introduced a proposal April 19 to charge employers $33 for each employee on staff to drum up revenue for Chicago Public Schools, or CPS, budget shortfall.
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Chicago had a head tax from 1973-2012 until Mayor Rahm Emanuel phased out – and ultimately ended – this job-killing tax. The employer’s expense tax was a $4 per employee tax levied on employers of more than 50 full-time workers in the city of Chicago. Mayor Emanuel made it a centerpiece of his election in 2011 to eliminate the head tax entirely. By 2012, the tax was reduced to $2 per employee, and the tax was completely repealed by 2014. The tax applied to companies with 50 or more employees.
It's a proven job killer.
But wait, it gets better:
But wait, it gets better:
- Eighteen aldermen signed on to legislation that would introduce the “head tax” to Chicago employers with 50 or more employees. However, employees who reside in one of approximately 30 neighborhoods would not be subject to the tax. These neighborhoods were chosen based on being in the top 20 in violent crime or the top 20 in hardship index.
We're guessing these neighborhoods not paying the tax aren't in your typically zoned "light industrial" areas of the city, but somewhere else.
Has anyone in the City Council actually ever run a business? Or taken Econ 101? We're betting the answer is "No."
Has anyone in the City Council actually ever run a business? Or taken Econ 101? We're betting the answer is "No."
Labels: dumb ideas
posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
46 Comments:
How's about this one Rham, I will up you a nickel or dime, like you did for the gas tax--- how's about every employer with more than 9.5 employees pay that tax. The camera ticket companies don't pay the tax-- they are not included in this. This is for the children in those shithole neighborhoods that the Democratic Party has created and social engineered since 1960
Another "for us, by us" carve out,
eh Rahm?
You traitorous fucking, pandering
spendthrift of a worm.
There won't be any jobs left with all there bull shit!
So if employee A lives in 011 and employee B lives in 016 and work for Company A, there is no head tax on employee A based on where employee A lives and employee B is hit with a head tax. For a business I would think that such an arrangement for taxation is discriminatory. But what am I thinking, this is Chicago where illegals are protected and given free city services.
Yup, the tax eating areas once again, escape new taxes. Fuck this city, fuck this county and I'm getting close to fuck Illinois.
Police staffing in Boystown should be increased massively once the head tax is imposed.
Is the Keesing Bandit worried?
I bet most aldermen can't even spell economy.
What happened to the lottery paying for cps???
Why only do police/fire have to do "more with less" and not the city or any other governmental agency?
If the city wants to make money they should start ticketing the thousands of false burglar alarms we respond to every month.
I thought his marijuana decriminalization and tax was going to balance the books.
Don't worry 45th warders, John Arena is one of the sponsors so I am sure that he will look out for his constituents. He is his own man right?? Its not like he is a 9.5 rubber stamp and will screw his constituents in order to line his own pockets.
Nice. Sucker in all those companies from the suburbs, get them tied to nice long leases on expensive property in the Loop, then hit them with a big headcount tax and add in an administrative nightmare to sort out people (and folks) who live in certain geographic areas (which also means that you have to continually keep track of where and when people move). What could possibly go wrong?
Apparently Caterpillar is the smart company opting for the suburbs instead of downtown when they leased a new corporate office.
It is always them against us in their minds. They grew up having it pounded into their heads by race baiters like Jesse and Al. It will never change for them. Never. They still teach them this and it only got worse under the last President. This Country has taken a giant step back in the last decade.
My GOD....What the PHUQ is WRONG with these Aldercreatures.....
They need more money for free programs vote Republican
(OT) I missing child?
http://abc7chicago.com/news/1-year-old-girl-missing-from-joliet-township/1917781/
Looking at the statement by this Lieutenant of police sounds kind of incoherent
"She was taken in to be questioned away from everyone - it being chaotic and she being emotional and such. So we wanted to be able to get her to talk and hear what actually happened when they last saw her and all that," said Lt. Jason Elledge, Will County Sheriff's Department.
I can't wait to leave this shit show manned by shit heads!11
Sounds like discrimination.
Why don't they enforce the CPS residency rule. Let's start at home kids . If they took at hard look at it at least 4 out of every 10 employees violate the rule they were highered under. Many husbands and wife's do it together as double dippers. Oh I see don't ask don't tell is the way the principal s operate /see here . It's the Chicago way!! Accountably starts at home. CPS is wasteland of tax dollars and political patronage.
The only way to win is vote straight republican and no on every judge. Then retire, leave as soon as you can with as much as you can.
Why don't they enforce the CPS residency rule. Let's start at home kids . If they took at hard look at it at least 4 out of every 10 employees violate the rule they were highered under. Many husbands and wife's do it together as double dippers. Oh I see don't ask don't tell is the way the principal s operate /see here . It's the Chicago way!! Accountably starts at home. CPS is wasteland of tax dollars and political patronage.
Perhaps they can "tax" the group of dope boys working on every corner in the west and south sides...
"You traitorous fucking, pandering spendthrift of a worm." is an excellent turn of phrase.
Another tax here but this is funny no 1 wants to go to Mexico anyway the people are fleeing, charge the tax you can keep the shit resorts and the crime! Oh sorry we are in Chicago we have the crime shit!
Miffed over border wall talk, top Mexican official floats American entry fee
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/26/miffed-over-border-wall-talk-top-mexican-official-floats-american-entry-fee.html
Wonder how does our crime wave compare to mexico's?
cps is a baby sitting service for baby mama and daddy
make kids swipe link card for breakfast , lunch
Well, with the way things are going, the whole city is going to be like "that" area before too long. Then who the heck will they try to tax? Indiana, Ohio, some other state that still has working taxpayers? Liberal democrats bringing communism to your neighborhood.
J.J.
And again 30 neighborhoods don't have to pay, so the hard working schmuck will again pick up the tab. Rahm & the alderman are making it perfectly clear that the working class will be taxed through the nose - until they finally wise up and leave. Pretty soon there won't be anyone left to pay these taxes.
Yeah, move your business to Chicago so we can tax your employees. Just fucking brilliant.
Any wonder that Catapillar chose Deerfield over Chicago?
Rahm the bathhouse boy needs to move back to Wilmette.
Blatant pandering racists. And not one supposed journalist called out the aldermen on it.
you either have to cut spending or raise taxes. at present it is politically more feasible to raise taxes. at some point that may not be the case but for now the politicians see raising taxes as their best bet.
Silly politicians. You can't tax your way to prosperity.
Don't forget no property tax increase for folks in those neighborhoods and no garbage collection fee either. From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. From Marx to Auerbach (Emmanuel), not a long walk. I guess when a prima ballerina is handed Wall Street millions based on his political connections there is not much value on money. A big thank you to the local progressive columnists who forced him on us based on his ability to carry Barry Soetoro's toilet paper roll for a few years.
"However, employees who reside in one of approximately 30 neighborhoods would not be subject to the tax. These neighborhoods were chosen based on being in the top 20 in violent crime or the top 20 in hardship index."
So once again, the rottenest apples in the barrel get preferential treatment while the poor slobs who bust their humps to live in a decent neighborhood get sent to the back of the employment line.
It's a good thing these idiot politicians don't farm. They'd probably slaughter all their laying hens and end up with a coopful of nothing but useless roosters, and then they'd endlessly bitch about how they don't have any eggs to eat any more.
Oh! That kind of "head," tax!
Whew .
How can any person with normal sensibilities believe anything Rahm says?
Where does the CPS money go? It a freaking mystery.
Every year, year after year the CPS budget goes up and the kids get dumber and learn about dependency.
When is the reform coming to CPS spending?
Probably the most wasteful agency besides Cook County Administration
.
Lookie-here;
There's $65,000,000 in the AlderThieves Ward SlushFund and another $3,000,000 in an Illegal Alien ID Card Fund, that's a pretty good start to stave off the CPS bill collectors, they could have the CTU memmer'ship start paying 7% more to their pension, layoff the excessive headquarter administration staff and forego the air conditioned classroom retrofit.
AlderStooges always finding a way to spend the working people's money.
If this tax was repealed, why does the Chriaqi tax department make me fill out a head tax return every month?
"But what am I thinking, this is Chicago where illegals are protected and given free city services.
4/26/2017 12:37:00 AM"
Exactly what are you thinking. Local Law Enforcement aren't going to utilize their resources to be the Errand boy for the Feebs.
Notice you aren't too concerned about holding the Employers of these Illegals criminally accountable?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
What happened to the lottery paying for cps???
4/26/2017 05:29:00 AM
They have it set up were if there is $100 in the general education fund and $50 is deposited from the lottery, $50 of the original $100 is deducted. Where does it go ? It's Illinois pal take a guess !
The better idea is to layoff 40 Alderman and their ilk!
Less Politicians stealing money from taxpayers!
Anonymous said...
I bet most aldermen can't even spell economy.
4/26/2017 05:24:00 AM
Ok, that's funny right there.
Idiocracy.
Ecomony. Not sure is gonna fix the ecomony, and he is gonna do it alllllll in just one week!
Northside Aldermen/woman to get rid of this Cycle:
Laurino
Silverstien
Mell
O'Connor
Burnett
Moreno
Osterman
Tunney
Moore
Anonymous said...
If the city wants to make money they should start ticketing the thousands of false burglar alarms we respond to every month.
4/26/2017 06:15:00 AM
Are you a Cop? I seem to recall YOU have that ANOV ticket book if you are.
Time for whites to protest, this is racist.
Rahm is the Suntimes complaining about Trump's tax plan that would lower just about all working peoples taxes. Rahm is a tool!
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