reporting in on election day in chicago. updates
Last edited Tue Mar 19, 2024, 10:41 PM - Edit history (1)
well, hell. we lost bring chicago home 54- 46. privileged assholes. the 1st to cry about the homeless in the parks and on the streets.
on the plus side, haley got 15% in il.
so, i was gonna b a judge, but i bailed cuz the 4 hr training nearly killed me. so i was a pollwatcher and passed lit half the day.
turn out is pretty good. best part- they’re almost over staffed at the polls cuz so many ppl stepped up. 1 polling place i was at had 7 judges. this spot usually has 3. 4 rly young women.
we have a referendum on a transfer tax increase on properties $1m and over. a whopping 3% of the part over the $1m, to fund affordable housing called ‘bring chicago home’. it goes down on properties less than that. all the voters i talked to were yes. the billionaires and the real estate moguls have been lying their asses off about it. been beating up a local guy on fb who owns a bunch of property in my hood, tho he lives in evanston. insisting everyone’s rent will go up, that it’s property tax, not a 1 time transfer tax.
it’s insane this guy is bitching about property taxes at all. they’re twice as much over the border. like he pays them out of his own pocket anyway.
some ppl want to vote no to give the new mayor a black eye. but it’s not his bill. it came from ppl who actually work w the homeless and they’ve pushed it w the last 3 mayors.
got to see several old friends, which is always great.
i’m cold, tired and my back hurts, but it’s been a great day. i did give away a half a pack of smokes, but not to voters. lol.