"Best Unaffordable City in the Nation"

The leadership of Chicago and Cook County and Illinois are slowly - but with gaining speed - killing us with their taxes. Mayor Daley, a Democrat, wants more taxes. Todd Stroger, a Democrat, wants more taxes. Governor Blagojevich, a Democrat, wants more taxes. A friend of mine got her Cook County property tax bill today. It is 32% higher than it was last year. Cook County is bleeding money via their heinously mismanaged socialized health care systems, but Governor Blagojevich wants to give every woman in Illinois a free annual mammogram (even though heart disease kills far more women than breast cancer does). Who will pay for the mammograms? You and me. You say you're a renter? Wake up, friend - your landlord is a property owner, and your landlord is now being hit with massively higher property taxes. You will probably have those taxes passed on to you with a raise in your rent (consider this a fair warning). How many people will be forced into homelessness by this tax hike? How many thousands of Cook County residents will move to another county as soon as possible? When will Democrats learn that raising taxes is not always the answer? When will the voters of Chicago, Cook County and Illinois throw these bums out? RELATED: Daley's smaller property tax hike clears committee How Cook dug itself into a hole Stroger eyes increasing property, gas taxes City homeowners' tax break is fleeting