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The Vote Equity Project collected over 250 reform ideas submitted by Chicagoans.
Residents from every ward collectively cast 52,000 votes on their top priorities.
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These were the top-voted reforms in revenue.
- Revenue -
1. Distribute all citywide TIF revenue equitably to neighborhoods based on factors like area unemployment, income, and past investment.
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2. End tax breaks and subsidies for wealthy corporations like Amazon and private development projects like Lincoln Yards
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3. Create an income tax for Chicago residents with incomes over $1 million/yr (millionaire's tax), to fund community investment.
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4. Implement a progressive income tax to proportionately tax people in different income brackets.
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5. Fix the broken property tax system and raise revenue from previously under-taxed downtown commercial and luxury real estate.