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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.

 

1. Distribute all citywide TIF revenue equitably to neighborhoods based on factors like area unemployment, income, and past investment.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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YES
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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YES
susana mendoza
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YES
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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no response
other candidates
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no response
 

2. End tax breaks and subsidies for wealthy corporations like Amazon and private development projects like Lincoln Yards.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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YES
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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NO RESPONSE
susana mendoza
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NO
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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NO RESPONSE
other candidates
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no response
 

3. Create an income tax for Chicago residents with incomes over $1 million/yr (millionaire's tax), to fund community investment.

amara enyia
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No response
bob fioretti
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NO
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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NO response
susana mendoza
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NO
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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NO
other candidates
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no response
 

4. Implement a progressive income tax to proportionately tax people in different income brackets.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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NO
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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YES
susana mendoza
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YES
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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NO
other candidates
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no response
 

5. Fix the broken property tax system and raise revenue from previously under-taxed downtown commercial and luxury real estate.

amara enyia
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YES
bob fioretti
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YES
lashawn ford
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YES
lori lightfoot
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YES
susana mendoza
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YES
toni preckwinkle
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YES
paul vallas
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YES
other candidates
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no response

Aldermanic candidates responses 

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