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Cook County Commissioner and State's Attorney candidate Tony Peraica called on the county board to rescind the one percent sales-tax hike, only to get beat down by Bill "Hog Nuts" Beavers. In a press release, Peracia said:
This destructive tax was passed last February by only one vote. Instead of raising taxes on the suffering taxpayers of Cook County, we need to cut spending by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars. We hope to convince two additional Commissioners to change their stance on this important issue. The ordinance, if passed, will still allow the county to collect $200 million to use to pay off its borrowing - which I voted against - and fill the 'budget gap' for fiscal year 2008.Almost immediately after introducing the resolution, Beavers called a vote. The County Board voted 10-7 to reject the proposal.
Cook County Board President Todd Stroger defended his actions after the vote, saying "you know what I'm doing? I'm doing what's best for the people, and until this place falls apart, I'm going to say I'm doing a damn good job."
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"and until this place falls apart, I'm going to say I'm doing a damn good job.
I believe that horrifying logic should be carved, in marble, in letters six feet high on the walls of the Cook County Board Chambers.
Survival is now equivilant to "Doing a damn good job"
Pitchforks and torches on three?
i just got my pitchfork sharpened and torched soaked so i'm ready to go. a battering ram would be nice too.
these elected officials could benefit from public speaking skills.
I'm voting for peraica
It's so fitting that this a.m., on my way to the el, I walked by a white Cook County van (driving the wrong way down my one-way street). More info on the invaluable tax-payer supported service this van was providing can be found here: http://legacy.cookcountygov.com/agencyDetail.php?pAgencyID=39.
He's not "Assistant State's Attorney candidate Tony Peraica.
Peraica is running for State's Attorney, no one runs to be the assistant!
Yeah, I always get those mixed up. Dunno why, just do.
Anyway, it's been fixed.
Too bad Peraica's is such a homophobe, I would have voted for him if he weren't such a hateful bastard.
Im voting for him just because I hate the machine he is a little off tho. But he is all for cutting taxs so good for him. F Stroger and his Ilk.
Hey Fed Up-
You're voting for Periaca because you hate the machine? Alvarez had no support from the machine. You are falling for Peraica's BS. The machine supported Allen in the primary. Peraica scares me and yes, he is a homophobe.
Look at alvarez's fund raising since the primary. Lots of very connected people putting a lot of bank behind her. She was in charge of public corruption for the states attorneys office from her record crook co must be corruption free. PS the machine stayed out of the primary no offical endorsement for anyone.