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      <![CDATA[How about a vice tax on payoffs?
    
    Kickbacks?
    
    Bribes?
    
    Overruns on low-bidded contracts? 
    
    Dumbocrat and Retardican campaign contributions?
    
    Or would that be too much money raised?
        
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      <![CDATA[From the original post: "Of course, a deposit wouldn't raise hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue."
    
    Actually, a bottle bill could raise a lot of cash for the city.  Amendments to NY State bottle bill were opposed this year by the grocery/beverage industry because money from unclaimed bottles/cans would have to be turned over to the state, instead of being kept by business.  So if chicago 
    
    "And the money forfeited when people fail to redeem their bottles and collect their nickels would provide over $100 million a year to clean up the environment. Right now those unclaimed funds stay with the distributors and beverage industry, which helps explains their resistance to this bill." 
    
    -NYT Editorial, "Don't Discard The Bottle Bill," April 8, 2007
        
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      <![CDATA[Chicago is all about making more money. I don't think they give a crap about recycling or disposal at all. They just want to force us to drink the polluted waters of lake michigan or pay for safe water. Its a division of the classes problem we have in chicago, you can't have a decent quality of life here unless you are able to pay enormous amounts of money for it. 
    http://chicagoweekendfun.com
        
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      <![CDATA[sTOP THE STUPID TALK ABOUT COCONATE. hE IS A HAS BEEN.
        
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      <![CDATA["CHRISTOPHER KOZICKI
    August 16th - 8:33 p.m.
    
    I am glad I live in a Democracy."
    
    
    I'll bet you are. This 'democracy' we have here, in the city and Crook county, sure is working well for you and yours.
    
    Not so much for the rest of us.
    
    
    
    "In America we can attack our political leaders without repercussions."
    
    
    Really?
    
    You mean repercussions like our elected officials taxing the hell out of us and ignoring our protests?
    
    
    
     "We can even post half truths on a Blog."
    
    
    Which 'halves' are true?
    
    
    
    "Daley has done more to enhance the recycling effort, than any other Mayor."
    
    
    Yeah, that's saying a lot.......
    
    
    
    "Mick wants to visit recycling centers, for what purpose."
    
    
    Why, maybe to see for himself what our tax dollars are being wasted, I mean, used for.
    
    
    "Is he an Environmental Engineer?"
    
    
    Probably not, but does he have to be one to observe the hard working city employees at their tasks, see the results of these efforts and figure out if we, the citizens, are getting our money's worth for what these programs are costing us?
    
    
     
    "The streets of Chicago are cleaner now, than any other time."
    
    
    Take a drive through the parts of the city you never go to, instead of those you frequent, then say this again, with a straight face.
    
    
    
    "Crime is down."
    
    
    Yep, head down to the South Side, if crime is what you're looking for. 
    
    Or, starting in Evanston, head down to Roger's Park. 
    
    Or, starting in Portage Park, head down to the West Side.
    
    
    
    "The Mayor has pluged the revenue shortfall."
    
    
    Really?
    
    That's news.
    
    Does this mean we'll be able to buy our supplies of bottled water, free of extra taxes?
    
    Or, that we'll be seeing an exponential increase in the number of bogus parking tickets in our poorest neighborhoods?
    
    
    Or, that we can expect, any day now, an announcement, informing us all of the imminent increases in practically every fee, tax, fine and assessment on practically everything? 
     
    
    
    "Mayor Daley has created oversight agencies to stop abuses that have fallen between the cracks."
    
    
    What 'cracks', the ones between the butt-checks of all the many clout monkeys?
    
    
    
    "We have a 10 year agreement with the labor Unions."
    
    
    What Labor Unions? Daley's private-contracted much of the city's functions, wants to private-contract more, so, what Union work is left?
    
    
    
    "Very few cities could top this."
    
    
    You're right, very few cities COULD top this city's tax burdens.
    
    
    
    "If you guys want to see a dyfunctional city move to Detroit"
    
    
    
    What's all this dissing of Detroit?
    
    You got sumtin' 'gainst da Motor City?
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:25:12 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[I am glad I live in a Democracy.In America we can attack our political leaders without repercussions. We can even post half truths on a Blog.Daley has done more to enhance the recycling effort, than any other Mayor. Mick wants to visit recycling centers, for what purpose. Is he an Environmental Engineer? The streets of Chicago are cleaner now, than any other time. Crime is down. The Mayor has pluged the revenue shortfall. Mayor Daley has created oversight agencies to stop abuses that have fallen between the cracks. We have a 10 year agreement with the labor Unions. Very few cities could top this. If you guys want to see a dyfunctional city move to Detroit
        
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      <![CDATA[MORE TAX MONEY WASTED..
    Da Mayor is planning on bulldozing another park. This one is on the corner of 47th and King Drive. It is rumblings that da City is going to strike at midnight like they did Meig's Field. The $1.5 million park is 90 percent finished, complete with 10 feet granite slabs and pipes and wiring. 
    http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5538653
    What a watse of money.
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:48:37 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[Hired Truck Scandal Figure To Write Tell-All Book
    
    http://www.nbc5.com/news/13901509/detail.html
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:08:54 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[James Laski  I'm back!]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I till the media and the Feds everything! But guess what? The feds don't want to hear about Richie Daley. They want to hear about the Congressman Lippy,Bobby Molarro, and ex-alderman Mark fary(Rose Andolino's Husband)
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:13:35 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[news flash?]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[What convicted federal felon, who did a measly 11 months 'hard time', just got released to a half-way house and announced on the news tonight that he's written a book while 'doing his time' and that, in this book, he names names, tells all, with 3 chapters on little richie alone?
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:22:20 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[There is definitely a double standard when it comes to Daley.Doesn't Daley hang out and party with FRED BARBARA, THE THUG. FRED was accused of blowing a resturant. Fred recieves over 100 million in city contracts. What if Former Mayor HAROLD WASHINGTON was caught giving contracts to JEFF FORT, or Larry Hoover two Black thugs. The press would have a field days, attacking HAROLD WASHINGTON. Daley is exempt from scrunity by the press ,or critism from taxpayers, because he is Daley. He could throw babies out  the window, of his fifth floor office and people would consistently make  excuses for him. When does excrement not smell
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:03:30 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Gee, Frank]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I didn't know the Feds have facilities on the moon, would that be considered a Maximum + Maximum Security facility?
    
    Spill the beans, Frank, and you'll be the one laughing, as they'll ALL be living at the taxpayer's expense, albeit, in a far different way then they've been used to......
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:15:39 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Frank Coconate to Ohhh Well]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[BANG-ZOOM ! your going to the moon, mayor ! If you keep taxing the people of chicago.
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:17:30 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Pat"Captain Video" Daley]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Hey Coconutty !  My dad got you again. You should learn that my dad does what ever he wants! My daddy helped me sit in Fort Bragg Norh Carolina doing nothing but playing sports. While all the dumb poor people fight that stupid war for the rich! They die and I'll get all the credit!
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:04:48 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Frank Coconate]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[This just in.....Mayor Daley plans to tax the air we breath to make up for his administrations screw ups! The Sun-times and Tribune hail the mayor in there editorials. The public just scatchs there heads and think....at least he is Irish and not black! The mayor goes astep further and says " whos evers don't agree I'll screw them like i did to Coconutty and his kids!
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:00:28 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Brain Surgeon]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Richie's not running out of ideas on what to tax, he's been trying to tax everything and anything for years.
    
    It's just that now, practically everything IS taxed, so he's stuck with raising taxes already in place, which he'll eventually do, all negative assurances to the contrary.
    
    Now, IF he really wanted to cover an actual shortfall, there's more than enough dinero in his TIF slusj fund to do so.
    
    But that wouldn't leave much left for his swag, and, God forbid, there ain't enough left for swag.
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:11:56 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[How about a tax on every time you post?
    
    Or every time you log on?
    
    Or every key you stroke?
    
    Or every breath you take?
    
    Or every point you make? (oh yeah, that would raise $0.00)
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:03:13 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[Will the next special tax be on toilet paper, because after all, when someone takes a crap, they are contributing to environmental waste ?
    
    How about a tax on downloaded music from the internet ?  With people not buying records or cds from the record stores, sales tax revenue is down in this area which we are entitled to.
    
    Or an additional tax on school supplies ?  Why should those of us without kids bear such an equal burden for educating other peoples kids.  This way, folks who buy notebook paper, crayons, Elmers glue, etc would be paying more of their fair share of what it costs to educate their crumb-snatchers.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Daley is washed up]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[If a bottled water tax is the best this guy can do for his budgetary issues I've had enough.  It's time for a mayor with a fresh perspective and new ideas.
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:59:51 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Orion]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[It seems like you obviously are more interested in playing Dick Tracy instead of addressing the issue at hand.
    
    Leave the Junior G-Man act at home and stick to points raised.
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:38:03 -0500</pubDate> 
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    <author><![CDATA[Psuedo Orion]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Orion is being impersonated by a Psuedo Orion.
    
    But, as we all are familiar with the authentic Orion, the Psuedo Orion's attempts at recycling the authentic Orion's rep are doomed to failure.
    
    But, it'll be entertaining, to say the least, to see just how far this deception will go.
    
    Authentic Orion, where are you?
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:16:52 -0500</pubDate> 
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      <![CDATA[Another thing that the powers that be have not completely hashed out on this is the rate vs the size of the bottle.
    
    .10 cents on a half-liter bottle ?
    .25 cents on a gallon jug ?
     what is the price for water with a sports cap as opposed to a bottle with a regular cap (that is often discarded on the street creating more pollution).
    
    What about distilled water ?  Jugs of "baby water" in the gallon container ?  Perrier Water in green bottles ?
    
    I think a can of worms has been opened.  Hopefully this is just a trial balloon that will be burst.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[prove it]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[okay, kozicki, prove it.
    
    publish the entire city budget, in language the average citizen can understand, accounting for every single dollar spent, the purposes explained in plain english, let the people decide whether it's a shortfall or just the usual wasteful spending.
    
    And Ian, you've got to be kidding, 'decent' ideas from part-time, over-paid crooks?
    
    Don't worry, Ian, these boys and girls will have no problem coming up with new and innovative ways to pick our pockets, they don't need your encouragement.
        
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      <![CDATA["What would you suggest to do to increase the top line of the city?"
    
    well, let's just put it out there - the State does not live up to its own constitutional requirement to fund public schooling in Illinois.
    
    obviously the TIF shell game is compounding the problem, but the larger issue is that Illinois is backwards; we have a totally flat income tax which penalizes working stiffs and not people who's income comes from financial instruments like stocks, bonds, etc (ie, the financial heavy hitters).
    
    make the State income tax two or three tiered, raising the rate a point or two at the higher levels.
    
    and also slap a giant deposit on plastic bottles.
    
    the irony of all this is that beer and soda used to come in returnable bottles, we've been going backwards on this issue.
        
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      <![CDATA[My City of Chicago water bill for my family of three (two bathrooms, washing machine, dishwasher) is $18 every two months; $2.25 a week. This is absurdly cheap. The city could raise water bills by 50% and no resident could rightly complain. 
    
    How come the aldermen don't think of these things? $100k a year plus expenses should ensure some decent ideas, shouldn't it?
        
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