Tom Tresser, "Chicago Is Not Broke. Funding the City We Deserve Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 1365109771 | 2016 | 95 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
The mayor says Chicago is broke. So do the think tanks, newspapers and academia. But, what if we were NOT broke? This book contains short articles by noted Chicago civic experts and activists outlining ways to save and generate major, sustainable, progressive revenues to make Chicago work for everyone. We seek to move our civic narrative from one of scarcity and "There's nothing for you"; to one of abundance and civic possibility. We give you a general introduction to the Chicago budget then lay out three large buckets of civic funds: (1) Money that is stolen from us - money we should NOT have spent, nor continue TO spend, (2) Money that is hidden from us. We KNOW they are collecting the funds - we just can't FIND them, and (3) Money we SHOULD be collecting but are not. We conclude with a provocative chapter on "What next?"; - how to act together to get the city we all deserve. Don't live in Chicago - this book is STILL for you as the ideas we outline here can be applied to any city.