Cook County Clergy Campaign Against Themselves

March 25, 2009 by CookReformer
Filed under: Budget, Mayor Daley, Reform, Spending, Taxes, Todd Stroger

Despite the extra burden that the massive Cook County sales tax is placing on employers and working families in the county - a group of clergy today gathered to protest attempts to repeal the onerous tax.

It is a shame that these well-meaning community leaders have bought into and are furthering the hoax that only choice is between high taxes and necessary county services.

They ignore the real choice: between cutting the waste, fraud and abuse in the county budget … or funding necessary county services.

(For those, such as Stroger, Daley & Co., who still assert there is no waste in the budget, we implore you to view this hilarious video.)

Further, by campaigning for higher taxes, they hurt their own cause due to the simple economic reality that employers and workers produce the tax revenue that fund the services provided by the county - and the donations that allow churches and vital non-profits to function.

Higher taxes mean less jobs. Less jobs means less tax revenue. Less tax revenue threatens county services and community organizations.

So, the answer is simple: trim the fat and fraud from the budget; lower taxes; balance the budget.

Now that’s something for which the clergy should campaign.