Johnson backs a new financial transaction taxes, a head tax of up to $4 per employee for large companies, a jet fuel tax, and more.
Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson says if you're going to characterize him as anything, call him an investor. Investing in the city's children, schools, and disenfranchised communities are top priorities if elected mayor.
Johnson is mostly straightforward when discussing how he'd find the money to invest in priorities like creating jobs for teens, and hiring mental health professionals to respond to non-violent police calls, which would free up sworn police officers. "We're looking at a lot of different measures to generate revenue.
Is Johnson concerned adding any sort of taxes would further drive businesses and residents out of the city, thereby making it almost a regressive tax?Johnson also talked about making Chicago safer with a new public safety strategy. Does that include hiring more police officers?
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