Chicagoist: Stroger's 2009 Budget Expected

matilda

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:09:55 -0600

Finally, full employment for all cousins. And their lovers, boyfriends, girlfriends, collage roommates and assorted hangers-on. Let's not think too small when it comes to Cook County.

Albanyparkour

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:00:38 -0600

Finally, full employment for all cousins.

Sears Tower

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:39:27 -0600

...lying, traitorous overgrown pile of shit Larry Suffredin. Stroger wins again unless Republicans cross over in the 2010 primaries.

Scooter Libbby

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:12:12 -0600

The only question is: Will that overgrown pile of shit Larry Suffredin roll over for Toddler again? If he does, we're doomed, if he doesn't, he may actually have a spine, which I doubt!

JasonM

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:07:33 -0600

Todd Stroger is the biggest crook in the world. He needs to get out of here. When's he up for re-election... 2010? I'm going to campaign for whoever is going against him. He is the biggest SOB!!!!!!!!

Crackalack

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:14:17 -0600

Maybe Donna Dunnings shouldn't have received a 12 percent pay increase as part of the 2008 budget.

kicker

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:00:19 -0600

Maybe Todd can appoint a relative to fix the problem.

Nicholas

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:09:31 -0600

Oh ! That crazy Todd is at it again! Fool me once, shame on you, Todd. Try and fool me again, I will make you pay, you SOB!

The Bulldog

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:03:13 -0600

Remember the draconian sales tax increase Todd Stroger passed in 2008? It increased the already high sales tax rate 25%. Stroger was convinced that Cook County residents were going to maintain their spending levels year to year. He also convinced himself that the sales tax increase did not hurt minorities and the poor - it did. Here is some news, Todd: if sales maintain themselves through the end of this year at the current pace in Cook County, receipts for the county - even at the 25% increase rate - will come in 20% less for 2008 compared to 2007. Yet he is asking us to bond further debt in an economy where credit is frozen? The level of incompetence Stroger shows in his economic philosophy. We plan on shopping for durable goods, alcohol, and foodstuffs around our trips to Indiana and Wisconsin. I know a lot of people from Chicago and Cook County doing this. Stroger acts like you can put zonal tax increases on all of us that only makes sense at hotels, Michigan Ave., and other places tourists roam. Cut the sales tax to 8.5% and cut 30% from the county government budget. Retailers and businesses are not going to come into Chicago with the sales and property tax rates as they are until that happens. Forrest Claypool 2010!

matilda

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:53:13 -0600

Can you hear it? It's Stroger and his pals laughing, pretty confident they can play the same game his old man played: Cry poor every year in order to win funding for their relatives and pals. What, you say: We can just vote them out? Hasn't happened yet.