On one side of the street thousands of fans attended the Cubs rally at Daley Plaza. Home made signs and banners galore. Their voices were loud and clear as they voiced their support for a sports team in the baseball playoffs.
While on the other side of the street, at the Cook County Building, the county board was meeting to discuss raising the sales tax by 2%. If this measure passed, we would be paying the highest sales tax in the nation at 11%.
As the reporter spoke of the proposed tax increase, not a person was seen or heard protesting against the increase.
So we can see where our priorities are. A few dreamers who comment on the blogs I follow, believe that the pendulum is turning. As I see it, it is stuck in the wrong position and rusting away from lack of activity of any sorts.
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You may say I'm a dreamer,
But I'm not the only one.
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one.
So now your becoming a Cub fan?????
Pelmo,
Becoming a Cubs fan is about like voting a straight Republican ticket. I don't know if I'll ever be able to do that.
However, why try to protest the sales tax increase? It only has more of an effect on everybody than the Cubs playoff run. Better to be happy and dumb than sad and smart.
Brent,
You are so right.
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