The mass transit system in Chicagoland is bankrupt, basically. With costs going up including fuel for all those buses, a fare increase makes sense, basically.
The sales tax in Cook County will increase 1/4% and the sales tax in the five collar counties will increase 1/2%. There. Solution.
But wait. The governor, probably feeling wealthy from the projected tax sales windfall, is giving away part of it!
No kidding. He's giving free rides to senior citizens (no means test) and the disabled (no definition yet).
It's easy to play Santa Claus with someone else's $. It's our $.
'til later
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