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ELECTED ALDERMEN WE WILL MEET

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TONIGHT.

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>> LAST NIGHT PATRICK O'CONNOR

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ONE OF THE MOST SENIOR MEMBERS

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OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR

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RAHM EMANUEL'S FLOOR LEADER AND

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THE INTERIM FINANCE COMMITTEE

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CHAIR FAILED IN HIS BID TO BE

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REELECTED ALDERMAN OF THE

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40rd WARD FOR A 10TH TERM.

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THE MAN WHO BEAT HIM IS MORE

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SURPRISING, THE CITY COUNCIL

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VETERAN WAS TAKEN DOWN BY A

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FORMER BATTLE RAPPER AND

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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST ENDORSED BY

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VERMONT SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.

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JOINING US TO DISCUSS HIS

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VICTORY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR

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THE 40TH WARD IS ALDERMAN-ELECT

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ANDRE VASQUEZ AND

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CONGRATULATIONS.

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FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE

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VOTERS OF THE 40TH WARD WHAT

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ISSUE TURNED THIS ELECTION IN

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YOUR FAVOR AND AWAY FROM

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ALDERMAN O'CONNOR?

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>> I THINK CITYWIDE CORRUPTION.

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WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE

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HOUSING, HAVING MORE TRANSPARENT

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GOVERNMENT, THE INFLUENCE OF BIG

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MONEY IN THE CORRUPTION THAT

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PEOPLE WANTED TO TURN A PAGE

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AWAY FROM.

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>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT

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CORRUPTION, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT

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IT REFERENCE TO ALDERMAN

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O'CONNOR WHAT WAS THAT

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CORRUPTION IN YOUR VIEW?

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>> THE INFLUENCE OF BIG MONEY IN

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GENERAL IN OUR GOVERNMENT.

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IN THE 40TH WARD WHAT WE SAW WAS

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THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PUT IN.

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WE RAISED $200,000 BUT UP

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AGAINST A MILLION-AND-A-HALF AND

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A QUARTER MILLION BROUGHT BY THE

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CHARTERS AND LARGE DEVELOPERS

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AND RAHM EMANUEL.

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PEOPLE SAW THE INFLUENCE OF THAT

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MONEY BEING A PROBLEM.

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AND WHAT WE SAW ACROSS THE CITY.

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>> AND THAT IS WHAT YOU DEFINE

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IS CORRUPTION?

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NOT ILLEGALITY BUT THE INFLUENCE

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OF BIG MONEY?

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>> WE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT

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WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE AND NOT THE

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LARGE DONORS AND CORPORATIONS

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WHO HAVE THEIR AGENDA.

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THE SELLING OF THE PARKING

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METERS OR THE LINCOLN YARDS

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PROJECT COMING UP, THE NEIGHBORS

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OF THE CITY DO NOT WANT TO SEE

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THAT THEY WOULD RATHER SEE MONEY

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INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITIES AND

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NEIGHBORHOODS AND THAT IS IN

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EVERY WARD AND WE SAW THAT LAST

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NIGHT.

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>> WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF THE 40TH

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WARD THEY THINK OF A MIDDLE

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CLASS WARD WHERE CITY SERVICES

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ARE NOT THE SORT OF ISSUE THEY

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MIGHT BE ON THE SOUTH OR WEST

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SIDE.

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WAS THERE A PROBLEM IN THE

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DELIVERY OF CITY SERVICES?

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>> DEPENDING WHERE YOU WERE IN

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THE WARD.

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THE WE HAVE A TALE OF TWO WARDS

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WHERE RESPONSES WERE DIFFERENT

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AND IT ALSO IS BECOMING LESS AND

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LESS AFFORDABLE.

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YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT WORK THAT

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CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE THERE

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PEOPLE BEING PRICED OUT.

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ALL THOSE THINGS ARE ON THE

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MINDS OF NEIGHBORS.

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>> LORI LIGHTFOOT WON A STUNNING

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VICTORY, WON EVERY WARD.

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HAVE YOU TALKED TO HER TODAY?

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>> WE REACHED OUT BUT I'M SURE

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SHE HAS A LOT OF CALLS FROM

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EVERYBODY ELSE.

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>> WHAT DO YOU SEE IS YOUR

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RELATIONSHIP WITH LORI

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LIGHTFOOT?

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>> WHEN YOU START FROM A

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BASELINE OF EVERYONE WANTING TO

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SEE THE CITY BE BETTER IT IS

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ABOUT HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS

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THAT ARE PRODUCTIVE IN THAT

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MANNER.

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MAYOR ELECT LIGHTFOOT CLEARLY

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HISTORIC WIN AND WHAT IT SAYS

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ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE

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IS EXCITING.

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SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING

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WITH OUR FUTURE MAYOR TO GET

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THINGS DONE FOR THE NEIGHBORS OF

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THE CITY.

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>> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH HER

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PICKING THE CHAIRMAN?

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>> I PREFER DEMOCRACY.

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WHEN IT COMES TO CHAIRS I WOULD

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PREFER THAT AND I THINK WE WILL

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SEE A LOT OF HEALTHY DEBATE IN

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THE COUNCIL AS FAR AS THE

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DIRECTION WE SHOULD GO IN.

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>> THAT MEANS YOU DO NOT WANT

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HER 0 TO PICK, YOU WANT THE

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COUNCIL TO PICK THE CHAIRS?

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>> I THINK I WOULD PREFER

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EVERYONE HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS.

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WHAT TO DO ON DAY ONE BEFORE WE

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START MANDATING THINGS.

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>> WHAT ABOUT ALDERMANIC

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PREROGATIVE?

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>> IT NEEDS TO BE REINED IN.

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WE NEED TO HAVE A CITYWIDE

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VISION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TIF

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DOLLARS I PREFER FOR A LARGER

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DEVELOPMENT THAT THE WHOLE

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COUNCIL WEIGH-IN.

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>> OPPOSED TO THE ALDERMAN

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MAKING THAT CHOICE?

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>> THAT IS RIGHT.

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>> AFTER YOUR VICTORY YOU TOOK

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ON THE CORRUPT POLITICAL MACHINE

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BUT YOU ARE A NEWBIE, A NEW GUY

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ON THE SCENE.

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DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU KNOW ENOUGH

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ABOUT THE WHEELS OF GOVERNMENT

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TO BE ABLE TO TURN THEM?

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>> I THINK I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT

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WHAT THE CITY'S THE CORRUPTION

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AND HOW IT'S IMPACTED PEOPLE.

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SOMEONE GENTRIFIED OUT OF FIVE

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NEIGHBORHOODS AND GREW UP POOR I

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HAVE A PERSPECTIVE THAT MANY

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SOME MEMBERS DON'T HAVE.

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BUT TO BE FAIR FIRST WE WANT TO

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GO IN AND UNDERSTAND THE

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DYNAMICS OF THE COUNCIL.

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AND THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL

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TO BUILD COALITION WITH THE

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PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS, AND LATINO

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CAUCUS.

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THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL OF

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COMING TOGETHER AND BUILDING THE

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COALITION THAT MAYOR HAROLD

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WASHINGTON BEGAN.

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>> WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN

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JOINING THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS?

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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>> AND THE LATINO CAUCUS?

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>> AND YOU WANT THEM TO JOIN THE

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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CAUCUS?

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>> I THINK WHEN WE HAVE THE

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CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT OUR

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VALUES ARE AND WHAT SOLUTIONS

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ARE, THERE IS A LOT OF OVERLAP.

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SO I IMAGINE A DIAGRAM.

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>> PHIL WAS ASKING WHAT IS A

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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST?

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WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF THAT?

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>> IT'S DEMOCRACY.

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HAVE A COUNTERBALANCE TO THE

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INFLUENCE OF LARGE MONEY THAT

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BUSINESSES EXIST TO RAISE

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REVENUE.

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AND THAT CAN BE SEEN AS GOOD BAD

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OR ANYTHING ELSE BUT GOVERNMENT

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IS THERE TO PROVIDE FOR THE

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SOCIAL GOOD AND SHOULD BE USED

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AS A COUNTERBALANCE THAT REINS

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IN THE EFFECTS OF THAT LARGE

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MONEY.

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PUBLICLY FINANCED ELECTIONS AND

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS

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MANDATED AND NOT ALLOWING

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DEVELOPERS TO PAY LOOPHOLES TO

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GET OUT AND PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST

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AND NOT PROFIT.

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>> I RAN INTO SOMEBODY ON THE

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STREET TODAY SAYING WHAT IS A

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DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL LIST?

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HE SAID TO ME THAT SOUNDS LIKE

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LET'S RAISE TAXES.

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IS THERE THAT ALSO THAT YOU WANT

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MORE MONEY PUT INTO GOVERNMENT

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AND THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE

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MORE TAXES?

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>> I DON'T THINK THE ISSUE IS

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MORE TAXES MORE THAN A RETURN ON

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INVESTMENT.

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IN THE PAST 36 YEARS WHAT THE

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COUPLE HAS DONE TAXES CONTINUED

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TO BE RAISED.

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IT'S WHERE THE MONEY GOES WHEN

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IT'S GOING TO DEVELOPERS AND

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CORPORATIONS AND NOT INVESTED

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BACK INTO THE CITIZENS OF THE

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CITY OR THE NEIGHBORS THAT IS

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THE PROBLEM IT IS NOT ABOUT

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RAISING OUR TAXES FURTHER.

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THAT IS JUST A FALSE NARRATIVE

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THAT KEEPS GETTING PUSHED DOWN

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WHILE PEOPLE ARE STILL RAISING

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TAXES IT'S ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY

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GOES AND IT SHOULD BE PUT

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TOWARDS MARGINALIZED

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NEIGHBORHOODS.

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>> CHICAGO HAS A TON OF RED INK

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IN TERMS OF THE PENSION FUNDS

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AND THE BILL IT IS HAS TO PAY.

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SO WHERE WILL THE CITI GET THE

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REVENUE, NEW REVENUE THAT IT

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CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY

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THOSE THINGS?

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>> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT FIRST

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STOPPING THE BLEEDING AND THAT

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INVOLVES TIF REFORM AS OPPOSED

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TO GIVING MONEY AWAY.

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AND CLEARLY IT IS A CRISIS THAT

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WE ALL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT AND

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ADVOCATING FOR MORE REVENUE AT

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THE STATE LEVEL WHEN CANNABIS IS

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LEGALIZED.

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AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A

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LASALLE STREET TAX.

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AND THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF

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LARGER REVENUE IS GOING TO COME

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BUT WE NEED TO TELL DEVELOPERS

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WE HAVE A CITY OF 2.7 MILLION

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PEOPLE AND WE GENERATE MORE

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REVENUE THAN SOME COUNTRIES IF

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YOU WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE

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CITY INVESTING IN.

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>> ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC THERE'S

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GOING TO BE PASSAGE OF A LASALLE

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STREET TAX?

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>> YES.

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I THINK IT IS A LARGER STATEMENT