[Cronin] Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson says the building of a new Bears stadium will “result in NO new taxes on the residents of Chicago.” He repeats himself to make sure that part is clear-the building of a new stadium does not call implementing new taxes or raising current taxes on Chicago
April 24, 2024
[Cronin] Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson says the building of a new Bears stadium will “result in NO new taxes on the residents of Chicago.” He repeats himself to make sure that part is clear-the building of a new stadium does not call implementing new taxes or raising current taxes on Chicago
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Until years from now when we need new taxes because of something the city needs that can’t be paid for which we could have been using the money we’re giving to the bears to pay for.
So what are we cutting in the budget then?
So the money will appear out of thin air. This dumbass needs to be recalled.
They will just increase the old ones or take other services away from the public lol
Pull this leg and it plays jingle bells.
They ain’t building no stadium in the city lol
Yeah the money has to come from somewhere though, and once raised will be spent to enable to higher profits for an already profitable company, instead of on the residents.
Sure pal lol
Gonna have to call bullshit on that right off the bat…
A reporter asked the mayor if money would be better prioritized on fighting crime, housing, aka more important things for the city. Mayor’s response was something to the effect of new stadium = more jobs and revenue = better and safer Chicago.
They will use current tax money and then raise taxes for something else that lost funds for this. Lol
I am not paying taxes for the Bears. Force them to move out of Chicago
No modern stadium is going to cost that little. No Chicago politician isn’t a huge liar. This is all bullshit.
Cue George Bush sr
This is one of the most corrupt cities in the country. They lie all the time. Guaranteed taxes will reflect it in one way or another.
Chicago gonna come running within 5 years saying they need more money for something else and be like “well we need to increase taxes to compensate.”
I love the stadium renders, the year-round accessibility, and would love to see Chicago host Super Bowls and Final 4s. What I also know is this has a 0% to pass if it involves any tax dollars. If its one thing Illinoisans know is nothing is free despite whatever our politicians say.
Let me go get my shit waders on.
No new taxes! We will just use the taxes we line our pockets with and never use for all this shit we should be using it for and apply it there. Until we find a way to put it back on you.
What any politician looks like when they say this.
**Bullshit.** Where is the money going to come from then? The city is always broke. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Tax payers should still be a hard NO on this and if it happens, Johnson better not get fucking reelected. Put this up for tax payer vote like Bring Chicago Home. That’s the right way to do it.
How about the Bears cut the city or the tax payers in for a cut of the team like Green Bay does? Huh? You want our tax money, give us a cut of the f’ing team. That’s what GB does.
Welfare for billionaires on tax payers back. FUCK NO.
It’s going to be built with magic. and free Venezuelan labor. but also tax dollars from the rest of the citizens of the state of Illinois.
Sometimes something comes off the books, but then paying for the new thing brings the bill to the previous level, & the politician says “no new taxes” or “no raising your taxes”. I have no idea if that’s happening here, but it’s a tactic I’ve seen employed many times.
Magic huh. Since the budget always has so much surplus. Maybe get rid of a few cop lawsuit payouts? Let’s be real.
lol yeah sure buddy
Good luck getting the state to cooperate with this cash grab. Pritzker threw cold water on it already, and we’re only weeks away from the only major legislative session left in the year. ISFA bonding authority would have to be renewed by year end, or the Bears would miss the loophole they’re trying to use.
Good luck with that
So how exactly is this being paid for?
If you believe him, please see me as I have a bridge for sale. It’s a beautiful bridge and in the great city of New York.
One has to wonder about the potential revenue in this deal if a club that owns enough land to build a small village voluntarily chose to continue in the same arrangement as they currently have which isn’t working for them.
It’s not just that the stadium is too small, it’s also that they don’t own the revenue streams from the stadium. In AH, they would own the stadium, all revenue streams, the land around the village that ultimately becomes housing creating an annuity of near perpetual revenue AND all the new events that the stadium will attract.
So when we start thinking about new jobs and revenue and all that jazz, remember that:
1)Existing studies already show that these deals suck for public participants.
2)If there was significant money in this, the Bears would still be in AH.
3)Maybe #2 is wrong and the Bears really are just run by the worst possible ownership group in American sports.
Well he’s always told the truth. I’m sure there is a pastor out there that’ll be heading up this project.
But everybody else in the entire State will see their taxes go up.
Was that before or after the prayer?
Fast forward a year later…
So they’re either going to raise taxes some other way, or divert needed taxes from already underfunded programs to pay for the stadium. Either one sucks. Pay for your own stadiums. I’m ok with the city paying for some of the park space that they would create for old soldier field as that would be great to visit if it is actually a real proposal, but not a dollar should go to the stadium.
They get away with saying this because technically it’s the tourists that pay this tax. The people of Illinois aren’t paying it. What they don’t say is that the state could keep taxing hotels but put that revenue towards something else that Illinois tax payers are paying for. I’d love to see this stadium and the new Sox stadium built, but they both fleeced the state with their last deals and I’d be surprised if they let it happen again. Of the two, I think the Sox/78 proposal might actually make more sense financially for the state, because of the proposed new state taxing district for the 78 neighborhood. That’s actual new tax revenue that the current empty lot isn’t generating and would pay much more than the hotel tax is currently paying.
Even if that is true, would Public funds be diverted from where they would otherwise be spent?
Had the exact same message broadcast throughout Kansas City leading up to our recent stadium vote.
It was an extension on the taxing setup we have had since the last deal. So “no new taxes” but we were still paying for it. Theyll get the money from ya in some other disingenuous way.
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Until years from now when we need new taxes because of something the city needs that can’t be paid for which we could have been using the money we’re giving to the bears to pay for.
So what are we cutting in the budget then?
So the money will appear out of thin air. This dumbass needs to be recalled.
Excuse me…
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Read my lips
They will just increase the old ones or take other services away from the public lol
Pull this leg and it plays jingle bells.
They ain’t building no stadium in the city lol
Yeah the money has to come from somewhere though, and once raised will be spent to enable to higher profits for an already profitable company, instead of on the residents.
Sure pal lol
Gonna have to call bullshit on that right off the bat…
A reporter asked the mayor if money would be better prioritized on fighting crime, housing, aka more important things for the city. Mayor’s response was something to the effect of new stadium = more jobs and revenue = better and safer Chicago.
They will use current tax money and then raise taxes for something else that lost funds for this. Lol
I am not paying taxes for the Bears. Force them to move out of Chicago
No modern stadium is going to cost that little. No Chicago politician isn’t a huge liar. This is all bullshit.
Cue George Bush sr
This is one of the most corrupt cities in the country. They lie all the time. Guaranteed taxes will reflect it in one way or another.
Chicago gonna come running within 5 years saying they need more money for something else and be like “well we need to increase taxes to compensate.”
I love the stadium renders, the year-round accessibility, and would love to see Chicago host Super Bowls and Final 4s. What I also know is this has a 0% to pass if it involves any tax dollars. If its one thing Illinoisans know is nothing is free despite whatever our politicians say.
Let me go get my shit waders on.
No new taxes! We will just use the taxes we line our pockets with and never use for all this shit we should be using it for and apply it there. Until we find a way to put it back on you.
What any politician looks like when they say this.
**Bullshit.**
Where is the money going to come from then? The city is always broke. Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. Tax payers should still be a hard NO on this and if it happens, Johnson better not get fucking reelected. Put this up for tax payer vote like Bring Chicago Home. That’s the right way to do it.
How about the Bears cut the city or the tax payers in for a cut of the team like Green Bay does? Huh? You want our tax money, give us a cut of the f’ing team. That’s what GB does.
Welfare for billionaires on tax payers back. FUCK NO.
It’s going to be built with magic. and free Venezuelan labor. but also tax dollars from the rest of the citizens of the state of Illinois.
Sometimes something comes off the books, but then paying for the new thing brings the bill to the previous level, & the politician says “no new taxes” or “no raising your taxes”. I have no idea if that’s happening here, but it’s a tactic I’ve seen employed many times.
Magic huh. Since the budget always has so much surplus. Maybe get rid of a few cop lawsuit payouts? Let’s be real.
lol yeah sure buddy
Good luck getting the state to cooperate with this cash grab. Pritzker threw cold water on it already, and we’re only weeks away from the only major legislative session left in the year. ISFA bonding authority would have to be renewed by year end, or the Bears would miss the loophole they’re trying to use.
Good luck with that
So how exactly is this being paid for?
If you believe him, please see me as I have a bridge for sale. It’s a beautiful bridge and in the great city of New York.
One has to wonder about the potential revenue in this deal if a club that owns enough land to build a small village voluntarily chose to continue in the same arrangement as they currently have which isn’t working for them.
It’s not just that the stadium is too small, it’s also that they don’t own the revenue streams from the stadium. In AH, they would own the stadium, all revenue streams, the land around the village that ultimately becomes housing creating an annuity of near perpetual revenue AND all the new events that the stadium will attract.
So when we start thinking about new jobs and revenue and all that jazz, remember that:
1)Existing studies already show that these deals suck for public participants.
2)If there was significant money in this, the Bears would still be in AH.
3)Maybe #2 is wrong and the Bears really are just run by the worst possible ownership group in American sports.
Well he’s always told the truth. I’m sure there is a pastor out there that’ll be heading up this project.
But everybody else in the entire State will see their taxes go up.
Was that before or after the prayer?
Fast forward a year later…
So they’re either going to raise taxes some other way, or divert needed taxes from already underfunded programs to pay for the stadium. Either one sucks. Pay for your own stadiums. I’m ok with the city paying for some of the park space that they would create for old soldier field as that would be great to visit if it is actually a real proposal, but not a dollar should go to the stadium.
They get away with saying this because technically it’s the tourists that pay this tax. The people of Illinois aren’t paying it. What they don’t say is that the state could keep taxing hotels but put that revenue towards something else that Illinois tax payers are paying for. I’d love to see this stadium and the new Sox stadium built, but they both fleeced the state with their last deals and I’d be surprised if they let it happen again. Of the two, I think the Sox/78 proposal might actually make more sense financially for the state, because of the proposed new state taxing district for the 78 neighborhood. That’s actual new tax revenue that the current empty lot isn’t generating and would pay much more than the hotel tax is currently paying.
Even if that is true, would Public funds be diverted from where they would otherwise be spent?
Had the exact same message broadcast throughout Kansas City leading up to our recent stadium vote.
It was an extension on the taxing setup we have had since the last deal. So “no new taxes” but we were still paying for it. Theyll get the money from ya in some other disingenuous way.
Dumb and Dumber . He must have a money tree