Posted on 12/01/2009 12:09:59 PM PST by Mobile Vulgus
Here is a really fascinating series of tweets from Commissioner Tony Peraica as he participated in the latest Cook County Board meeting. Today (Dec. 1) Board President Todd Stroger tried to cajole the board into upholding his veto of the roll back of his implementation of the highest tax rate in the country. Peraica is against the tax and since the State Legislature ended the four-fifths rule, lowering it to three-fifths to overturn the president's veto, the fight was on.
Anyway, here are the tweets that Peraica posted during the debate and they are a fascinating peak inside a board meeting during this important vote. Luckily, the final outcome is victory for the tax roll back. It's only a roll back of half a penny, but it is a start and it is the first time a board president's veto has been rolled back in anyone's memory.
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Absolutely fascinating!
They rolled back HALF of the latest 1% jump.
So Chicago moves from the highest sales tax in the nation (10.5%) to...still the highest in the nation (10%).
Wow, I am shocked!
Exactly right. But at least this is the first dent in the power of the county president ever seen in over 100 years! Let’s hope it is the beginning of something good.
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