- Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with reforms at the Chicago Police Department whether or not President-elect Donald Trump agrees with the results of an ongoing Justice Department probe spurred by the Laquan McDonald shooting.
Responding to questions about whether the department needs to have in place a federal consent decree laying out new department training and use of force rules before Trump takes office in January, the mayor said "our commitment to reform will not change with the administration."
Of course, if the President-elect does something drastic, like cutting funding to the DOJ, including the on-going and continuous costs and grant money necessary to keeping such a close eye on the police, well then, Rahm is going to have to face the unpleasant prospect of raising taxes ... again.
Which of course leads to the "death spiral" effect, where it's too expensive to live in Chicago, so taxpayers and businesses move out, leading to a shrinking tax base, leading to higher taxes once again to sustain the "gib me dat" crowd, leading to more people leaving, etc etc.
Which of course leads to the "death spiral" effect, where it's too expensive to live in Chicago, so taxpayers and businesses move out, leading to a shrinking tax base, leading to higher taxes once again to sustain the "gib me dat" crowd, leading to more people leaving, etc etc.
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