The mayor can raise taxes all by hisself?
Blue Cities are in a doom loop they won’t come out of until the cities turn into a city like in the Movie Escape from NY and maybe not even then.
Productive Citizens and Businesses move out replaced by poor Americans and illegal aliens who don’t work and pay very little in taxes, the demand for city services goes up but the revenue to pay for everything goes down which creates an impossible situation.
Look at the office vacancy rates in Major Blue cities, the buildings are empty, eventually the buildings will be converted into low-cost housing further eroding the tax base. Rinse and repeat this cycle until the cities are gone.
> The mayor can raise taxes all by hisself? <
It’s the time-tested art of political deal-making.
You want money for a new playground in your home district? As mayor, I’ll veto that bill unless you support a small increase in taxes. Do we have a deal?
“The mayor can raise taxes all by hisself?”
I’ve lived in the Chicago area for 40 years and I honestly can’t remember a single time something the Mayor wanted got shot down by the City Council. If he asks for a tax increase he’ll get it, residents and public opinion be damned.
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