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.

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