\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-property-tax-hike-met-0903-20150902-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 During his first term, Emanuel avoided major tax hikes in favor of a series of smaller tax, fee and fine increases that together resulted in the equivalent of a 60 percent increase in city property taxes for the average homeowner. Still, come re-election time this year, Emanuel was able to tell voters he hadn't raised property, sales or gas taxes during his tenure. So a 60% increase in property taxes means he didn't raise property taxes.? Why do people fall for this every time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 So a 60% increase in property taxes means he didn't raise property taxes.? Why do people fall for this every time? They will fall for it because you know, it's for the firefighters, cops and teachers. What a scam government is. Worse than the mafia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 They will fall for it because you know, it's for the firefighters, cops and teachers. What a scam government is. Worse than the mafia. And some people actually think we are living in a great country that is the richest society ever in history. What a scam! When will the average Joe start listening to sh** eaters like Rush Limbo?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 And some people actually think we are living in a great country that is the richest society ever in history. But...Ikea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 But...Ikea! Somebody refresh me on the Ikea bit/joke. I don't get it. I must have been on sabbatical when it went down. LoL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Somebody refresh me on the Ikea bit/joke. I don't get it. I must have been on sabbatical when it went down. LoL... The short form is one of our Siamese progressives (birddog, lybob, gatorman...they're just triplets cojoined at the half-assed opinion) opined that the Swedish economic model was better because of Ikea, somehow. The logic was really too painfully tortured for me to be bothered with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) The short form is one of our Siamese progressives (birddog, lybob, gatorman...they're just triplets cojoined at the half-assed opinion) opined that the Swedish economic model was better because of Ikea, somehow. The logic was really too painfully tortured for me to be bothered with it. LoL! I knew it had to be good. I remember when my children were young and we went to the one in Schaumburg, Illinois... We were going to dump the kidlets off @ the instore play area while the wife and I shopped "stress free." What could possibly go wrong we thought! It's a Swedish place, they serve Swedish meatballs topped w/lingonberry sauce, who doesn't love that bad boy food! A liberal/progressive paradise, right? They will have some gr8 socialized playplace? We thought wrong. So we go to the play area, that's when we found out that it was closed for the day. It seems somebody took a pee in lingonberry ball pit. Bummer! We still joke about it today. Probably a kid of a conservative? Scratch that, they would have dropped a dookie in the ball pit. Go big or go home! LoL Doesn't that sum up OC's take on socialism? It's all fun and games until somebody pees in the lingonberries! "This is why we can't have nice things." I wonder if the Syrian refugees know what they are in for... After walking all that way? Edited September 6, 2015 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 The short form is one of our Siamese progressives (birddog, lybob, gatorman...they're just triplets cojoined at the half-assed opinion) opined that the Swedish economic model was better because of Ikea, somehow. The logic was really too painfully tortured for me to be bothered with it. I think their logic went something like Bernie Sanders -> Democratic Socialist -> Scandinavia -> Ikea -> Forward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 LoL! I knew it had to be good. I remember when my children were young and we went to the one in Schaumburg, Illinois... We were going to dump the kidlets off @ the instore play area while the wife and I shopped "stress free." What could possibly go wrong we thought! It's a Swedish place, they serve Swedish meatballs topped w/lingonberry sauce, who doesn't love that bad boy food! A liberal/progressive paradise, right? They will have some gr8 socialized playplace? We thought wrong. So we go to the play area, that's when we found out that it was closed for the day. It seems somebody took a pee in lingonberry ball pit. Bummer! We still joke about it today. Probably a kid of a conservative? Scratch that, they would have dropped a dookie in the ball pit. Go big or go home! LoL Doesn't that sum up OC's take on socialism? It's all fun and games until somebody pees in the lingonberries! "This is why we can't have nice things." I wonder if the Syrian refugees know what they are in for... After walking all that way? Huh, I'm totally mystified by this, but you've actually managed to backwards bumble!@#$ yourself into a "tragedy of the commons" analogy that was accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Huh, I'm totally mystified by this, but you've actually managed to backwards bumble!@#$ yourself into a "tragedy of the commons" analogy that was accurate. No I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 No I didn't.As I said, I'm totally mystified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) They will fall for it because you know, it's for the firefighters, cops and teachers. What a scam government is. Worse than the mafia. A failure to raise taxes is the same as a cut. And if you cut taxes we need to get rid of firefighters, cops and teachers. Not the superfluous bureaucrat crony in-laws and cousins we just hired. Oh, no. Couldn't do that. I think their logic went something like Bernie Sanders -> Democratic Socialist -> Scandinavia -> Ikea -> Forward! If it was Bernie Sanders -> Democratic Socialist -> Scandinavia -> Abba -> S.O.S. I might be inclined Edited September 7, 2015 by Ralonzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Failure to raise taxes is the same as a cut? Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Failure to raise taxes is the same as a cut? Good grief. You miss the sarcasm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 A failure to raise taxes is the same as a cut. And if you cut taxes we need to get rid of firefighters, cops and teachers. Not the superfluous bureaucrat crony in-laws and cousins we just hired. Oh, no. Couldn't do that. Not only that, but raising a departments budget by 4% over last years budget instead of a 5% increase, is a draconian cut in services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Failure to raise taxes is the same as a cut? Good grief. All sarcasm aside raising taxes at a slower than the previous fiscal yeara is also referred to as a cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 You miss the sarcasm? My detector must be on the fritz. All sarcasm aside raising taxes at a slower than the previous fiscal yeara is also referred to as a cut. Yeah, I understand that's how the language is used; and that's one of the major problems with the dialogue. Anywhere statists have been allowed to co-opt the language, this kind of thing is pervasive. That's why I took quick offense to Ralonzo's post rather than finding the sarcasm in it. The battle over this sort of stupidity begins with slapping the left every time they introduce this stuff, and embarrassing them by reminding them that words actually have specific meanings, and that they don't get to change the meaning of words, using favorable language and tethering to a sentimental feeling or a hard emotional draw linked to the original meaning of the words, in order to better promote their agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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