Pretty soon our sales tax will increase by one quarter of one percent.
The proceeds will go to subsidize the
- CTA
- Pace and that used to be called the
- RTA
WGN-TV’s headline pretty much explains a big reason the CTA “needs” a subsidy:
Cook County Sheriff’s Police find 80-90% fare evasion on some CTA lines – WGNTV (Chicago)
Our taxers are going up to make up for lost cash when people jump the turnstyle.
