Rahm: "Raise Taxes!"
Typical democrat - never met a tax he didn't like:
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that the federal gas tax should be raised by up to 10 cents per gallon during a discussion of the $1 trillion infrastructure plan being touted by President Donald Trump.
The mayor was speaking at a Wall Street Journal-sponsored breakfast in Washington when an audience questioner proposed a 5-cent gasoline tax hike.
"I'm for your nickel and I'll up you a nickel," Emanuel responded. "I'm for a dime, you want to do a nickel, whatever."
Anyone know when the last time it was that Rahm paid for a gallon of gas? How about slashing government - all this "Assistants to the Assistant," Deputy Chiefs, layers of bureaucracy, etc. Oh wait....Chicago. Sorry.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
53 Comments:
It is the "assistants to the assistants" and other bureaucratic hack jobs that are stifling growth
Wow, and how does this asshole get election? I do know this is why democrats across the country keep on losing. The people don't want this bullshit
Eliminate county govt - there's a whole layer of redundant, highly paid parasites.
How about no illegals aliens here and you wouldn't have to ask for taxes to be raised. The left is hellbent on destroying our country. I hope the Feds start charging, convict, and carry out sentence quickly on these globalist.
California just raised their state gas tax 25 cents a gallon. They need for tax revenue to support the millions of illegals who poured over the border the last 8 years. I say raise the Federal gas tax by $5 a gallon. Sure the politicians can find plenty of ways to p*ss it away.
Get rid of half of all those thieving corrupt aldermen. Chicago dirty ass politics as usual
Liberals truly believe that raising the taxes on citizens results in more prosperity for the city.
It is government and taxes the pays the high salaries and benefits of the police.
You can add whatever tax you like in Chicago, I buy my gas in Lake County and DuPage county. Fuck YOU, asshole!
Citizen reader: Well the good news is Trump officials are unlikely to listen to anything Rahm says because they like the rest of us are not listening to social policy from someone like Rahm. When he demonstrates he can effectively manage Chicago, then he can move his stature forward. But now, lets just agree the guy is a loser. And look at all the examples that support that thought.
How about taking Rahms big gas guzzling SUV's away from this turd!
Rahm is a rectum........
Fuck you and the taxes. Go to hell!
Doesn't matter where you buy it. He was in D.C. and this discussion was about a federal tax increase.
A raise in the federal gas tax does not become a windfall for the city. The tax itself hasn't been increased since 1993. Can you say that about any other tax? There is no way that even comes close to keeping up with inflation. Since gas is still relatively cheap, it makes sense to increase the tax. Bridges are falling apart, roads are falling apart, the roads weren't designed to handle the amount of traffic they handle, etc. Where do you think the money came from to rebuild the Kennedy? Or to rebuild the circle interchange? Or the ramps at the Stevenson and Lakeshore Drive? Almost all the funds are federal funds. The federal gas tax is a tax that really does some good. The alternative? More toll roads, and even private tool roads. Now THAT is something the politicians can manipulate to line their pockets.
How about taxing people per mile driven? Seems more logical, given that average car gas milage has been going up.
In addition to skyrocket real estate taxes and sales taxes, your out-of-control city will eventually impose a city income tax.
How about instead of giving out all this foreign aid to other countries, give that aid money to our cities and states instead?
And hopefully this asshat won't see a penny of it as long as Chicago stays a sanctuary city!
What an arrogant North Shore Ballerina piece of sub human excrementent. I'll bet any money when he was a kid he picked his nose and ate it. ♠
(OT)Has anyone seen wheeeezzzzeeee in 009 ? I have not for a few days,bad thing it's hard to tell weather she if off or ducking in and out....
Rham doesn't work for the feds anymore, and never will since Hillary lost. Trump is too smart to raise that tax.
You can add whatever tax you like in Chicago, I buy my gas in Lake County and DuPage county. Fuck YOU, asshole!
DAH, So do I. But a ten cent Federal Tax raises all of us by ten cents. Enough is Enough,
Rahm only answer to everything is tax em, fuck the people as much as possible. But leave the Uber people alone.
Obama tried to raise the gas tax not too long ago. Congress wouldn't go along with it. California can raise their gas tax because illegal aliens can't do anything about it.
It is government and taxes the pays the high salaries and benefits of the police.
True. But I would ask "high salaries and benefits" compared to whom. My brother was a union electrician and a friend of mine was a union tool and die maker (back in the day stuff was actually manufactured in the USA). Both of them made a heck of a lot more money than I did on the CPD. But I did have the "benefit" of working nights, weekends and holidays without extra compensation, they both said they would never do that and if they did they'd be in hot water with their union
I also had the "benefit" of studying studiously for promotional exams, always scoring very well only to have promotions I deserved given to others who in my opinion weren't deserving (meaning they scored lower than I).
Must be nice and be royalty and never feel the consequences of your bad policies....
Read the article, it's a national tax increase he's pushing for. My guess is if the federal tax goes up 5 cents, look for Illinois to go up another 10 cents. Neither has been raised in over 20 years. And they will use Trump's infrastructure programs as the reason for the increase.
Why is the mayor even in Washington advising anybody about anything he was the chief of staff to bury eight years of Barry and nothing accomplished except excessive debt A total decline in race relations bastardizing of police officers throughout the United States of America massive carnage people running shooting killing all over the country very wrong with you what is his Chief of Staff doing trying to advise President Trump who he did not support in anyway and is currently violating federal immigration law by lowering the illegal invaders that are criminals to stay in the city of Chicago and then using Chicago tax dollars to support them
Anyone know when the last time it was that Rahm paid for a gallon of gas? How about slashing government - all this "Assistants to the Assistant," Deputy Chiefs, layers of bureaucracy, etc. Oh wait....Chicago. Sorry.
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Much like crime boss Daley the layers and layers useless bureaucracy insulate the twerp when and if the Feds come a knocking...
This is typical for Democrat Politicians. Remember when Hillary admitted she had not driven an automobile since the 1980! When was the last time Rahm or any of these Hacks even made a payment on a car note? The Reality is that these parasites live in a world of sucking up our money. Rahm must go, but the threat of a Rod Sawyer as a replacement is very real. Unless a credible candidate surfaces soon; those of us dumb enough to stay here will suffer greatly. Baby "G"
He doesn't buy gas... he s been full of it for the last 2 decades. Drive to Irving park & York road... did it for years for gas.
The democrats in Illinois have fine tuned government. It is a system that is there to put money into the pockets of the political class, not a system that is intended to run government efficiently. Over 7000 units of government all with pensions and great pay, more then double that of any other state in the union. And, as somone pointed out, unnecessary job titles, unnecessary jobs and a pay rate much higher then the private sector. Not to even mention that many people do not work within their job titles. The Office of The First Deputy was always the place to hide job titles, people holding these titles that do not work in the police department. But, they get great salaries, take home cars and who in the hell knows where they work?
I drove to the Costco in Lake County last Week Gas is $2.31a gallon.
Get rid of half of all those thieving corrupt aldermen. Chicago dirty ass politics as usual
Start with the crook dirtiest thief from the 26th Ward.
Can't wait to see Maldo-fuck
In handcuffs.
Soon or later,the FEDS will get to him.
I buy my gas in Indiana have been doing it for years cigarettes are half the price
I buy gas for both cars on the way to Maxons. It is 2.89 a gallon for high test. Ten cents here, five cents there after a while it adds up to the point of making it hard to live in the city. If Rahm does not leave, we will have to. We both work hard and he is squeezing out the working man from a working man's city.
This place sucks so bad and we are all hostages to the midget. He gets away with all kinds of fuckery you can read about here on SCC, and we can't even pay the tax. How does this midget MF find the dough for his pet projects? Amazing.
CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THE POLICE PENSION FUND IS GETTING ADDED TO? Fucking midget.
This was an obama thing, since every car on the road is getting high mileage per gallon, gas is plentiful and sales are low.
Solution - Raise the tax.
Oh it's for the Roads, believe me. It's for a safe, clean green city livelihood, really.
Tax money goes to social programs benefitting corrupt politicians, connected suppliers and the deadbeats, plain and simple.
That will never change. Get it - Spend it and demand more.
There's a Fed limit to gas taxation and Illinois,Cook Co Chicago sure would like to get some extra freeloader money. 10% now but only limits of 1% per year cap thereafter.
Go out and buy a hydrid or an electric car and save the world. Believe that do ya?
Higher registration fee coming and expensive technical maintenance for these cars.
Change over to a water meter to "save" on the $1200 annual bill.
And when enough taxpayers fall for that trap, Rahm (or whoever) sells off the Jardine Plant, the new private entity will raise that rate even beyond any non meter rate.
Look to LAZ Parking for an example of what happens when you sell off public revenue sources to privatization.
My last Chicago gas tax contribution was $10 worth of $2.89 Regular in 2015 only because I didn't fill up the day before in Dupage.
Every time I read things like this I can laugh because I moved out of chicago and IL
you want to see a raise in taxes? You have not seen anything yet. Wait until the democrats get ahold of the governor's house. Look for a constitutional referendum to institute a graduated state income tax and a tax on pensions. And, they might try for an amendment to alter pensions. Everything will be up in the air next governor's election, the only time they can do this every four years. If the politicians can get these possible amendments on the ballot and they get majority votes, then the matter goes to the state legislators for a 2/3 vote.
"IF" it went to fix roads but we all know thats a pipe dream, why were bike lanes created on South Chicago ave' through the 004th & oo3rd districts, where did that grant money come from and who was it steered to, the ward office make the decision ?
Didn't the hawaiian chicago democrat obama spend a $1,000,000,000,000 for "shovel ready" infrastructure jobs 8 years ago?
Did all that concrete, asphalt and steel already wear out?
Is that why they were laughing when asked where all that money went?
I remember when cigarettes were 50 cents a pack, Take me back.
How about a tea party instead of a tax?
That Rahm, he's a mean box of Cheerios
The power to tax is the power to destroy. That being said, higher taxes does solve most problems.
Democrats love raising taxes.
It is what they do best.
It is the only thing they do well.
IRON CLAD RULES OF ECONOMICS
1. You cannot tax yourself to prosperity.
2. You cannot tax yourself out of a deficit.
3. You cannot raise taxes to avoid bankruptcy.
Just love it when the mayor talks
Like a drug dealer
Just paid $2.27 a gallon, west of St. Louis.
Got home tonight to see $2.66 at the neighborhood station in the city.
Sure; tax it some more.
Can't wait for the sody pop tax to kick in...Still trying to figure out how they will tax it at fountains. How much pop I get is directly dependent on how much ice I put in. are they going to have an ounce counter on each individual tap? How about my free refills? So many questions, so few answers.....Hope the collar counties Costcos and Sams clubs are doubling up on their orders
Anonymous said...
"How about taxing people per mile driven? Seems more logical, given that average car gas milage has been going up."
4/14/2017 06:50:00 AM
Fall down and rot, you commie bastard.
They never met a tax they didn't like because they've also never done a day's worth of honest work in their misbegotten lives. If they actually sweated for their pay, they'd value money for what it is: damn hard work.
Every penny these scumbag politicians bring home in their bloated paychecks is stolen from taxpayers. They are professional leeches.
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