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On the same day Mayor Brandon Johnson folded like a cheap suit on his demand for a property tax hike, 25th Ward flag burner B.S. Lopez was parroting the mayor's call for higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Doesn't Byron Sigcho Lopez understand high taxes discourage corporate investment... show more

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Classic Movie Man1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho Don't expect logic from Chicago politicians.

JayHawkbyinjection1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho He is happy to drain the pockets of all except for his own to get his agenda passed.

The Uman1 year ago

socialists don't understand much of anything.

Cubbies Corner1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho Taxes on booze is taxing the rich? New speed cameras is taxing the rich? Property tax increase is taxing the rich? You’re so incompetent @ByronSigcho

@angieIL1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho The wealthy are few & fleeing, which means the burden has to fall on….

The Italian Chicago Bull1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho Sigcho is part of the problem.

TheAngryChicagoan1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho Turns out people from Ecuador have zero idea how a 1st world economy works. Actually, not fair to them. He's just an idiot.

Jaime Vargas1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho 💩for brains

joe brooks1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho Cut alderman from 50 to 25. Start there. Cut more middle management, the waste is all in city hall and the welfare program they have for themselves. How much did city gov increase in the last 5 years? 500 million I heard

William1 year ago

@ChicagosMayor @ByronSigcho These are communists. They take your wealth doesn’t matter how much you have and redistribute it amongst themselves and call it “justice”. It’s a poisoned mindset that won’t go away.

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