Wasteful Spending?
In May of this year, the City of Chicago, facing a projected $1 billion budget shortfall over the next two years, paid “Big 4” accounting firm Ernst & Young (EY) $3.2 million to analyze the city’s spending and identify potential savings and efficiencies.
A controversy arose when the mayor initially refused to release the report, instead preferring to “filter” it, in the words of Budget Director Annette Guzman. Aldermen were rightly suspicious of this approach, assuming that the mayor’s office would delete proposals that they did not agree with.
In the meantime, in mid-October, the mayor released his “Protecting the People” budget, which proposed $500 million in new taxes — including (most controversially) a head tax which he gave the Orwellian name of a “Community Safety Surcharge”, as well as a tax on cloud computing that would be the nation’s highest, and large new taxes on social media and ride sharing. In addition, the budget relies on one-time gimmicks such as the release of TIF funds.
A few days later, the EY report was released. It proposed cost savings and revenue generation ranging from $530 million on the low end to $1.4 billion on the high end. When asked why he is not implementing these ideas, the mayor variously has stated “it takes time,” “it’s a process,” and “I won’t negotiate my values.”
Plus, he has to make sure he locks in the $500 million in additional spending with the correctly aligned political operatives so that they kick back the appropriate amounts to "progressive" campaigns and CTU approved initiatives.
The Contrarian outlines the largest areas of waste, totaling between $400-and-$600 million dollars without breaking a sweat. The entire report has a potential $1.4 BILLION in taxpayer savings - far outpacing Conehead's budget shortfall.
But hey, don't forget to pay your increased property taxes soon!
Labels: money questions
posted by SCC at 12:07 AM
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Using taxpayer funds, not even actually in hand, these fucks pay for an evaluation which they have no intention of ever considering doing it's recommended conclusions.
Just a set up fake to provide yet more tanglings to the already thouroughly tangled web of their deceits.
A D.O.G.E. level cutting of this Gordian Knot is beckoned.
If you could eliminate the politics you could cut the cities budget in half in a month. The shit they do compared to for profit companies ,where it's actually someone's money, is infuriating. It will never happen though for the simple reason the government is not for the taxpayers, it's for the employees, political rainmaker, and connected vendors. George Carlin was right when he said ,it's a big club and you ain't in it. And these days it seems they don't care that you've caught on to the scam. It is end times,and they are going to run this grift into the ground. The only solution for normies is to leave your home and escape the madness.
"ProtectingThe People"? ain't that what CPD for or is it for his violent and anti ICE interruters
What will a billionaire get for the extra taxes he pays? Quiet peaceful walks downtown? And really, how many billionaires really live in Chicago? Is Chicago some sort of mecca that billionaires flock to?
What billionaires can do in a heartbeat is hire someone to pack their bags and move somewhere where they get something for their taxes.
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The whole notion of "taxing billionaires" is really just magical thinking, smoke and mirrors fantasy, to get idiots to vote for democrats and judging by who is in office now, we have way more idiots than billionaires.
What about that other pile of shit Toni Preckwinkle With her new budget giving 500 a month to the poor slobs that already suck on every tit the government has to offer. She too is a POS CTU member And this is why the CTU needs to be classified as a communist terrorist organization......
I can’t wait for next year to vote out the mayor and my Alderman.
As mayor, Johnson certainly can express his " values" and attempt to implement them as the leader of city government. But, he is only one vote. The City Council are the other votes. And, lets not forget the real power behind City Hall, the CTU and its leader Stacy Gates.It is long past time that the state make it unlawful for the teachers and every public sector union to strike or to contribute to any elected official or their PAC.
How is this fool going to get information who has a social media media count and uses it? These companies legally cannot release information. I have to have a criminal court ordered subpoena or search warrant, which I have written numerous times just to get account information. This guy is a box of rocks. That’s what happens when you elect an activist and all his activist friends instead of politicians.
Why has no one, not even the media or Alderman focused on the millions that go to these so called violence interruptor groups? Millions from the City and the State. What is the process that they get evaluated? What paperwork do they have to submit to show their progress? Why has this never been made public since it’s public funds being used? How do these groups get selected? Arne Duncan runs the biggest one Chicago Cred. No one has reported on this process. 120 million just for the year 2025 from the City. Do they have to submit progress reports? Who is making these decisions?
Bonehead is trying to snow the snowman. A professional bullshit artist.
watch the mayor start crying "but it's for the children" when asked by the liberal media why raise taxes
Is there any local news media that is going to do an investigation into this Ernest and Young report. Mary Ann Ahern might be Chicago’s last reporter with integrity.
Typical liberal/socialist/democrat solution to every budget problem = Raise taxes.
They are all chickens**t.
Conehead is a complete fucking idiot. I laugh when he says "My Values" or "Ive done all I can", really jerkoff?? Its obvious this so-called Mayor has NEVER had a good education...stupid will be stupid.
The city’s new motto should be “ Clueless in Chicago”
Most city contracts contain an unspoken understanding of a “Quid Pro Quo- you pay me, I donate to you”. Where the hell are the Inspector Generals of the money funds? Where/To Whom does all this money FLOW? Vote wisely my friends- early and often. Or we get another Conehead/Fatazz to keep the death spiral going.
Has anyone actually seen a violence interrupter. How are they identified?
I have a feeling that when Conehead says he wants to tax the "rich", unfortunately he really means "white people".
No one at city hall will answer my question. Are these social worker/violence responders being fitted with body armor?
Mary Ann Ahern is a bought and paid for democratic propagandist. Her bs walks with pritzker and bj. The old hag needs to retire
No she's not. Mary Ann drinks the Kool-aid too. Never asks a serious follow up question.
and we can't wait to vote for conehead again
signed:
your local cemeteries
Comparing government busyness to natural economic producer/consumer bizness is reasoning from two completely conflicting reference qualities.
The source of this presumption of capatibilty is one of illusionary motivational basis.
In natural human producer/consumer motivations are to be found freedom to choose agreeable valued goods and services for agreeable costs/prices.
The illusion/delusion that this dynamic exists in government is the cause of the differences in desired result and actual result.
Translate this to your own desired understanding as you will.
Yes
Add a fire extinguisher to their kit.
I think conehead should hire Pelosi and her husband to manage the city finances. They have a remarkable record for large returns on their investments showing fantastic money managing skills.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/21/business/pelosis-stock-trades-launched-a-multimillion-dollar-company/
Sounds like a 25k raise in contract for people forced to live in this shithole
We say that every year, and barely anyone votes except the paid and left wing activists.
You guys are what the business people call “lay downs,” the more money that they charge you, the more that you guys love it. I am smart enough to realize that my dignity and my self-respect is at risk by living in Chicago. That is why I am living in a suburb. Living in this suburb is great (the best schools), the people are civil. And my neighbors who are extremely successful are constantly offering jobs to me because, of course, I must be successful if I live in this neighborhood. Also, my kids go to the best schools in the country, superior to your private Chicago schools. My kids are making incredibly valuable connections that will last a lifetime. I will tell you that nothing beats living in this suburb. I lived in Chicago and I will never move back to Chicago. I am just a smart cookie. P.T, Barnum stated that “there is a sucker born every minute.
It’s from the Michell Obama playbook of “When they hit low, we hit high.” It’s all pious political theater that we know isn’t actually true. The same people who label any Trump supporter as “deplorable.” Even better is when they can’t make up their mind whether Trump supporters are all privileged white rich people or dumb uneducated hillbillies. Oh and according to Dems they’re all racists, except for the misled self hating POC republicans. Hardcore Trump supporters can be a bit much at times (I believe in never following blindly), but Ive never observed a worse bunch of self righteous gas bags as today’s modern Democrat. By claiming moral superiority, you’re just supposed to buy everything they’re selling. It’s all they got.
I’ve seen one. He was wearing his vest in his mugshot.
Because, they all know that what it really is is shakedown money.
Do not do to another what you want no other to do to you.
Fair markets provide the means to negotiate to this end result of mutual agreements.
Government is not a fair market of anything. It can seem to be similiar in the results of the illusion of fair, honest elections, yet, this is an elusive ideal to achieve.
While people have yet to become soylent green, people will always be people, some valuing and abiding by the prime rule of golden legend and some not at all.
Government elected politicians are mostly of the latter proclivity.
reflective vests and hood-grade T-shirts!
So, ctu member are you?
the mayor calls it "protect the people" but what about the folks?
All. Not merely most. ALL.
Black democratic politicians with money are an almost lock-in failure as a government official, yet the "people/folks" still vote for them and complain about property taxes. Can't WAIT to see these idiots on the south+west side say "NO I'm not paying this increase." LOL, get ready for some seizures by BJ.
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