the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Nov 11, 2024
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson backtracked on a major campaign promise and proposed a 300-million-dollar property tax hike (a 4% increase). A regressive tax, it will hit Chicago’s working-class and poor homeowners the hardest, and landlords will pass the tax on to their tenants in increased rent.
Johnson says the hike may allow the city to avoid laying off city workers, although his 17.3-billion-dollar proposed budget includes cutting 743 city jobs and eliminating 1.2 million dollars in homeless support.
The few public services included in his plan are a drop in the bucket given the magnitude of the social crisis working people face. A tidal wave of funding is needed to address it. The money’s there but needs to be ripped away from the clutch of multi-millionaires that control city government and put in the hands of the working class majority who will know how best to spend it.