People deserve the politicians they elect. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to tax bullets to quell Chicago gang violence. A nickel per bullet and $25 for each firearm sold in the nation’s second largest county will surely bring those nasty murderers to their knees.
There have been over 400 homicides so far this year in Chicago. Back in the 90s, the average was 900 per year. I suppose they should have added the tax back then.
I am amazed and dumfounded by the minds of elected officials like Ms. Preckwinkle. Although she denies that the ordinance is nothing more than a way of raising taxes, I have found no explanation of how this is going to stop shootings. If she believes it will and if the people of Cook County believe likewise, you would be well advised to avoid them. They may have something contagious. It just may be that stupidity may be communicable.
It isn’t the radical terrorists that frighten me. It is some of the people elected to office and the people that vote for them.
If you don’t shoot someone, can you bring in the empty casing and get a nickel back?
PMO
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