I know she is a politician and thus the thread police will be out in this one but this is a real douchebag move imo.
https://news.wttw.com/2022/12/14/city-c ... erty-taxes

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she's a pretty smart cookie with a planning background so something must be afoot

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

This was a no brainer move.. That particular line should have been built decades ago.

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Public transportation is still a thing?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

We need to bring more black teens from the southside downtown because there isnt enough crime downtown already .

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

nope. everyone drives electric cars in our utopia

Is Bronzeville considered downtown now? Speaking of Bronzeville, Ebony Lucas is going to win the 4th.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Are CTA lines racist like roads?

There isn't a balck line. I'm not allowed to bring that up.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

There probably is a reason they didn't extend the lines previously.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

If I "yell racist" in regards to this particular post will it piss Seacrest off as a result? Just Asking A Question

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Whats racist about it ?

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Perhaps the fact that you used race as the sole arbiter of what is and is not criminal. Or the fact that you implied that crime rates will go up solely because "black teens from the Southside" will have greater access to the downtown area.

But hey what is more likely to happen around here. A. Seacrest and the other apologists will call out someone for making an obvious racist statement? Or B. Seacrest and the other apologists will condemn the person that called the guy out for making an obvious racist statement and bemoan the fact that the person was called out in the first place? Just Asking Questions

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Black males commit far and away the vast majority of crime in this city which includes downtown. So yes, giving more black teens from the southside access to downtown will increase the crime rate. This isnt hard.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

And therein lies the rationale that all racists use to justify never allowing black people "access" to anything. Homes, Jobs, Education, you name it. There it is in a nutshell. And you are correct. It wasn't "hard" to actually establish the racism in that statement.

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The only thing black people dont have access to are DMV's apparently.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

And a rail line near Altgeld Gardens apparently.

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More rail lines would curb the need for the balcks to steal cars in order to terrorize the downtown whites.

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Black people will be fine .

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Except the cars don't start because they have already stolen their catalytic converters.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

you'll never pass the emissions test. just think about that one.

They have tiktok videos to teach a kid in the 4th grade how to steal Asian cars. Considering TikTok comes from CHINA and the automakers come from Asia, I think it's safe to say Asia wants to see auto thefts and insurance claims to go up in America.

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But white people in the downtown area will not? Just Asking A Question

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This all most likely has to do with construction contracts and who bought property years ago in the planned rights of way. Which wards does it go through? Maybe the 6th??

If it was about race, they'd be focusing on improving Metra service instead.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Why do this given the impending financial cliff public transportation, including Metra and RTA, is going to go over once the fed covid funds run out?

I'm just tripping on Pat Dowell's rationale for voting no on it. She must either be ignorant of her own Ward's history or just simply has a really short memory.

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Other option is free bus rides, like they will be doing in DC.

https://fortune.com/2022/12/12/washingt ... e-forever/

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

nothing like a free ride

Nothing jogs an alderman's memory more than one of their friends getting a hefty consulting or construction contract.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal