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Mayor Daley was on his way out and only cared about the short term boost. This was his MO for years though, he took several pension holidays which the subsequen
by kodt 4y ago
Mayor Daley was on his way out and only cared about the short term boost. This was his MO for years though, he took several pension holidays which the subsequent mayors have been trying to grapple with, and yet people remember the Daley years fondly because of it.
- mdasen 4y agoPeople often don't associate the bad things with the people that caused them. They associate the bad things with the person cleaning up the mess. Daley didn't raise their taxes. The meters didn't skyrocket in price under his tenure. People rarely look for causes to things. Ah, so he didn't fund pensions so now my taxes are going up? No, it's the newer mayors who are the ones raising my taxes! Yes, if you look at the situation, he might have caused those problems, but during his tenure people probably felt better. They had more money in their pocket and weren't being told bad news. Why can't things be like they used to be? Well, turns out it was never sustainable for things to be like that and when you mortgage your future the bill eventually comes due.