High Tax Cook County Wants Even Higher Taxes

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Calling Chicago's museums and zoos a major economic force in the region's economy, a task force organized by the Civic Federation of Chicago is recommending a slight increase in the Cook County sales tax to help shore up disappearing funding to those institutions.

With already the one of highest sales tax in the country you'd think no one would even propose such a thing.No wonder Cook County was number 1 in population loss from 2000-2005.If you believe museums and zoos are a big "economic force" I guess you could believe almost anything.