the man Obama didn't endorse wrote an interesting letter to the Chicago Tribune:
Just think Obama endorsed Todd Stroger,the tax raising Democratic Machine hack.I guess Obama is the man for the status quo on high taxes and corruption.
Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger defended raising Chicago's sales tax to 10.25 percent, the highest in the nation ("Courage in Cook County," Voice of the people, March 9).
Stroger claims the county has not raised sales taxes in 16 years.
But from l996 to 2007, the county's various sales taxes rose from $417,942,648 to $749,716,330.
Stroger's latest tax increase will add an additional $426 million annually, nearly tripling the tax burden in a dozen years. Few families have seen their incomes rise by 300 percent over the same period.
Making matters worse, Stroger has raised taxes to record levels while the economy is sputtering toward recession.
The U.S. economy shed 63,000 jobs in February, according to the U.S. Labor Department.
Coupled with higher unemployment, escalating bankruptcies and record home foreclosures, Stroger's record-breaking sales tax increase will only accelerate the economy's downward spiral.
