If these cuts go through I may seriousy consider not attending college in the city next year. It pisses me off that much. :(
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So what exactly is going on with the casino issue? Is there to be a casino to help fund exclusively Chicago mass transit? I can't seem to find a straight "yay" or "nay" here.
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basically, we have three fucking democrats in the three highest positions in this fucking state, and they can't find a solution for an issue you would think dem's would be all over, public transportation. the whole thing is depressing. |
Tom Cross (GOP minority leader) in the Senate said the reason he didn't support the House's sales tax plan was because highway needs were un-addressed.
Now that the Senate has passed a capital spending plan that includes highway monies, they should reintroduce the sales tax plan, right? Republican Senators' concerns were satisfied. No, that's too goddam honest. Instead, they tried to tack on a bit to the capital spending plan that allows for a casino to fund transit instead. This bill won't pass the House, which is still in support of their own sales tax plan. The casino plan is a poor idea because: a) The casino couldn't begin operation for several years, leaving transit in the hole until then b)Revenue from a casino would basically be just a high tax on low-income gamblers, instead of a low tax on everybody c) Illinois' casino-gambling laws tax casino profits at an absurd rate, dramatically reducing the casinos' profits and making it very unattractive for the casino to spend in order to be classy Complicating the issue is the fact that Blago pledges to veto ANY tax increase, including the House's sales tax plan. IIRC, the House did not muster enough votes for an override. |
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eh, blah, blah, blah ... i guess more phone calls and emails that will solve nothing. |
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(I say "pretty much" a life long Democrat because I refused to vote for Blago and Stroger in the last elections). |
^ We can't seem to win in this state can we? We might as well go to Lincoln's grave, knock on his casket and ask him for advice. Repubs suck, dems suck, everyone sucks. We need a true Illinois champion to take control-any Illinois former pro wrestlers or film action heroes we could contact?:shrug:
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You also have to realize that people who are riding Metra are generally commuting from the suburbs to a job in the loop. This enables people with jobs in the city to have a manageable commute into the city (and not just for Metra riders, also for car commuters by reducing traffic). Looked at this way the RTA is subsidizing a service that helps city workers live in collar counties and takes away from Chicago's tax base. It is a very complicated situation, and no solution is ideal, but the current situation is a good example of how tax policy has been subsidizing the growth of suburbs for decades in the US. |
Mass-transit crisis could complicate city's Olympic prospects
Games organizers here just before cuts By Jon Hilkevitch | Tribune transportation reporter October 16, 2007 A national spotlight will be focused on the Chicago area's mass-transit crisis just days before the scheduled first round of CTA "doomsday" service cuts when a congressional committee holds a hearing on the city's transportation needs for the 2016 Olympic bid, it was announced Monday. Link, Chicago Tribune |
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Republicans suck? NO! Alan Keyes will save the state! ....oh, um.....:haha: I think we need to start looking at recall laws in Illinois. If you're visiting the dead I'd stop by Paul Simon's casket and give it a knock as well. |
This is all so ridiculous, I am going to register to vote in Illinois instead of Wisconsin for the next election specifically so I can vote against these baffoons...
They all suck and need to have their political careers ended right now, seriously, they get absolutely nothing done, almost as bad as in Washington. |
So what are you guys predicting?
Do you think the state will work out a long-term solution this time, or that the CTA will be forced to accept another temporary bail-out...or *gasp*..that the cuts will go through? |
I think that these guys in Springfield won't move until the first round of cuts goes through and they see that Huberman isn't just joking around. Once they start getting calls and letters from folks in their districts threatening to vote for someone else next time around, they'll get serious about finding some money for transit.
At least, that's how it should work. |
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The problem is that the ordinary legislators don't have any leverage in the matter. It's entirely a dispute between Gov. Tinyteeth and the Four Tops.
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If Doomsday comes to pass and fares raise, and the outcry then gets the State to act, will the fares come back down, or will they stay high?
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I smell a protest rally :whatthefuck:
This just goes to show you that Democrats and Republicans are all the same. There's no difference. and they are not willing to work together to solve important issues. Of course there are exeptions on both sides but stll :gaah: :gaah: :gaah: |
If they're so bad, why don't YOU serve.
Complaining is one theing. Calling them useless is another. |
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