Democrat-Run Chicago Broke As Mayor Mulls Tax Hikes & Layoffs To Plug $1.2BN Budget Gap

In a sign of where the entire country could soon find itself, the Democrat-run city of Chicago isn't just facing soaring violent crime, but is staring down a whopping $1.2 billion budget deficit, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Naturally the response to what some are already excusing as the city’s "coronavirus-fueled budget deficit" is for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to immediately talk massive tax hikes to plug the hole.

"Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering a $94 million property tax increase, layoffs for more than 300 city workers and a gas tax hike as part of her plan to close a $1.2 billion budget deficit, sources told the Tribune," the report says.

She's expected to present her plan on Wednesday, which is according to a summary in Fox and Chicago Tribune to additionally include:

a five-day furlough for all nonunion city employees

shifting some costs onto the books of the Chicago Public Schools

…including asking Chicago Public Schools to reimburse city for $40 million more in school pension contributions

raising the cloud-computing tax

up to 350 layoffs of civic employees

possible $77 million in cuts to unfilled positions, or more than 1,000 vacancies

The problems have been building for years, given already the city was strapped with $46.5 billion in unpaid bills and only a reported $10 billion cash on hand, based on a damning review of the city's finances released this summer by Truth in Accounting.

Figures as of July 2020:

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democrat-run-chicago-mulls-major-tax-hikes-layoffs-close-12bn-budget-gap

'This Is What They Call A Mic Drop': Trump Flattens Reporter Who Asked Why He Called Biden A Criminal

President Trump is absolutely on fire in the final stretch of the election while Joe Biden is hiding in his basement.

https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=61827

UPDATE: Proof That Michigan Governor Whitmer Deliberately Displayed ‘Kill Trump’ Symbolism in Background During Sunday Interview

Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer in an interview on national TV yesterday portrayed symbols in the background that can be interpreted as ‘Kill Trump’.

Some individuals on Twitter shared their observations from yesterday’s interview with nasty Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer:

Gretchen Whitmer is a crazed tyrant, drunk on power who banned Michiganders from buying vegetable seeds at grocery stores this year using the pandemic as rationale for this and other insane directives. For example, Whitmer called on Home Depot and Lowes to shut down certain sections like flooring, garden centers and plant nurseries.

Whitmer also was reportedly involved in keeping Big Ten football shutdown for the year affecting all the student-athletes at these fine institutions.

Whitmer’s actions were challenged in court and the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously said Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s attempt to continue a state of emergency after April 30, 2020 without legislative approval was illegal. Additionally, in a 4-3 decision, the Court ruled that the Emergency Powers of Governor Act of 1945, which Governor Whitmer argued allowed her to maintain unilateral control for an indefinite period, is unconstitutional. All executive orders issued after April 30 are null and void, pending an almost certain rehearing request from the governor and other state officials.

Of course Whitmer’s allies immediately cheered the nasty governor’s actions.

We have additional evidence Whitmer deliberately included the 86-45 symbolism in her interview on Meet the Press. We know this because she didn’t have it in a separate interview with a local NBC Channel 4 held on Sunday as well:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/update-proof-michigan-governor-whitmer-deliberately-displayed-kill-trump-symbolism-background-sunday-interview/