“Cost efficiencies” in healthcare benefit cuts, as outlined in the Ernst & Young report, would sharply increase the cost of care for tens of thousands of Chicago city workers.
A new research brief by the Institute for the Public Good shows the potential detrimental effects of cutting $103 million in healthcare benefits, and decreasing access to healthcare for Chicago city workers, as recommended by the Ernst & Young budget analysis.
Modernizing the Head Tax
Chicago has a nearly $1B budget crisis. Garbage fees and property tax hikes have been floated to close it instead of touching corporate wealth. The Head Tax is the clearest way to stop balancing the books on working people.
New Revenue Measure Can Close the Budget Gap While Addressing Income Inequality
Institute for the Public Good’s report that outlines a solution to closing the budget gap while addressing income inequality through a new revenue measure that taxes large corporations on high expense payrolls.
This report outlines the revenue measure, as well as a brief on the evolution of corporate taxation and income inequality at both the local and federal level.