Cook County in Illinois establishes permanent guaranteed income program

[1srelluc]

MSN

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version.

The Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $7.5 million for a permanent guaranteed basic income program last week. Chicago, the largest city in the Midwest and third-largest in the country, is the county seat for Cook County.

Cook County made headlines as it established the guaranteed basic income program after many local governments across the country launched pilot versions.


I love the “federal govt is doing nothing to help people, while Cook County is stepping up”.

They (mis)used Federal Covid $$$ to pay for their pilot program.



In Cook County, taxpayers are experiencing significant increases in their property tax bills. The median tax bill has risen by approximately 16.7%, with some neighborhoods on the South and West Sides seeing increases of 80% to 130%. This increase is attributed to a decline in the assessed value of commercial properties, particularly in the Loop area, which has led to a shift in the tax burden from commercial to residential properties. Homeowners in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are particularly affected, with some bills increasing by nearly $2,000 in West Garfield Park and $1,900 in North Lawndale.

thechicagojournal.com

The average Cook County taxpayer will see a $1300 increase in yearly income taxes.

 

[odanny]

I know nothing of this 'pilot program" of but I can tell you if property taxes continue to rise that more people will be moving away from Cook county, which includes a lot of beautiful, exclusive suburbs of high income residents.

However, according to your source, taxes will go up on the South and West sides, which are predominately low income, and where most of the recipents of this program (probably) live. This is clearly shifting the tax burden onto the communities getting the money, but these are poor communities.

 

[1srelluc]

I know nothing of this 'pilot program" of but I can tell you if property taxes continue to rise that more people will be moving away from Cook county, which includes a lot of beautiful, exclusive suburbs of high income residents.

However, according to your source, taxes will go up on the South and West sides, which are predominately low income, and where most of the recipents of this program (probably) live. This is clearly shifting the tax burden onto the communities getting the money, but these are poor communities.

Well, since the vile dems ran out of grift money from the US taxpayer they have to get other people's money from somewhere else.

They don't care where it comes from as long as it validates their ill-conceived plan.

 

[task0778]

My federal taxes better not be going to fund this bullshit in Chicago.

 

[1srelluc]

My federal taxes better not be going to fund this bullshit in Chicago.

It already has through the use of covid funding for the pilot program.

 

[Mac-7]

MSN

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version.

The Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $7.5 million for a permanent guaranteed basic income program last week. Chicago, the largest city in the Midwest and third-largest in the country, is the county seat for Cook County.

Cook County made headlines as it established the guaranteed basic income program after many local governments across the country launched pilot versions.


I love the “federal govt is doing nothing to help people, while Cook County is stepping up”.

They (mis)used Federal Covid $$$ to pay for their pilot program.



In Cook County, taxpayers are experiencing significant increases in their property tax bills. The median tax bill has risen by approximately 16.7%, with some neighborhoods on the South and West Sides seeing increases of 80% to 130%. This increase is attributed to a decline in the assessed value of commercial properties, particularly in the Loop area, which has led to a shift in the tax burden from commercial to residential properties. Homeowners in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods are particularly affected, with some bills increasing by nearly $2,000 in West Garfield Park and $1,900 in North Lawndale.

thechicagojournal.com

The average Cook County taxpayer will see a $1300 increase in yearly income taxes.

Whopee!

Paid vacations for EVERYBODY!

 

[odanny]

They don't care where it comes from as long as it validates their ill-conceived plan.

You don't know if it is ill conceived or not, you just know that Democrats and low income residents are involved, which triggers your slobber reflex.

 

[1srelluc]

You don't know if it is ill conceived or not, you just know that Democrats and low income residents are involved, which triggers your slobber reflex.

12K a year on top of SNAP and the other bennies that the "poor" get should piss any producer of our country off.

 

[JGalt]

Cook County has always been a shithole. It was that way when I lived in the south and west suburbs back in the 60's.

 

[odanny]

I've heard reports for years that these programs have actually had success when targeting the most desperately poor communities in reducing crime. It seems the tax burden is borne by the low income communities. I don't know how these programs exactly work but the pilot programs reportedly have worked before. This is not my opinion, it was what others say.

It shouldn't trigger those not affected, but it does.

 

[task0778]

It already has through the use of covid funding for the pilot program.

Somebody oughta go to jail for that.

 

[1srelluc]

I've heard reports for years that these programs have actually had success when targeting the most desperately poor communities in reducing crime. It seems the tax burden is borne by the low income communities. I don't know how these programs exactly work but the pilot programs reportedly have worked before. This is not my opinion, it was what others say.

It shouldn't trigger those not affected, but it does.

If you bothered to read the article there is a whole raft of blue cities with like programs.....Cook Co. is the first one to make it permanent by using other people's money.

 

[odanny]

If you bothered to read the article there is a whole raft of blue cities with like programs.....Cook Co. is the first one to make it permanent by using other people's money.

I hope it works for them. It does not cost me anything, my tax burden is relatively low, I don't live in the south or west side of Chicago, or in Cook county.

 

[1srelluc]

I hope it works for them. It does not cost me anything, my tax burden is relatively low, I don't live in the south or west side of Chicago, or in Cook county.

Dem cancer usually spreads if let untreated.

 

[odanny]

Dem cancer usually spreads if let untreated.

It beats fascism, by any reasonable measure.

 

[1srelluc]

It beats fascism, by any reasonable measure.

Oh that too when the vile dems are in charge. Though they are more like National Socialists.

History tells us how in Germany the Jew's possessions/properties were taken away and given to party stalwarts.

The vile dems do the same, only with taxes and local/state/fed .gov positions when they are in charge.

 

[Cassandro]

The Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $7.5 million for a permanent guaranteed basic income program last week. Chicago, the largest city in the Midwest and third-largest in the country, is the county seat for Cook County.

I don't trust anything Crook County does, but a guaranteed basic income plan might save money if it replaced the plethora of welfare plans and administrators we now have.

 

[1srelluc]

I don't trust anything Crook County does, but a guaranteed basic income plan might save money if it replaced the plethora of welfare plans and administrators we now have.

It doesn't. That and it's like paying protection to some gang.

They made it so the income does not go against their SNAP. How retarded is that?

 

[Lockback]

I don't trust anything Crook County does, but a guaranteed basic income plan might save money if it replaced the plethora of welfare plans and administrators we now have.

Either way, it's Communism.
That's what that shithole state/county/city has come to. It's like Leningrad in 1948.

 

[HikerGuy83]

I've heard reports for years that these programs have actually had success when targeting the most desperately poor communities in reducing crime. It seems the tax burden is borne by the low income communities. I don't know how these programs exactly work but the pilot programs reportedly have worked before. This is not my opinion, it was what others say.

It shouldn't trigger those not affected, but it does.

Any "Pilot program" better be reviewed thoroughly.

Those who want the program to succeed will do all they can to skew the results.

This is a pure income redistribution program (a left wing specialty). Spend your money before they take it.