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Taxation · March 2026
The Chicago SMART Tax: making Big Tech pay its share
A first-of-its-kind levy that asks the platforms profiting from Chicagoans to pay $0.50 per user per month — funding mental-health care and a crisis response that isn't the police.
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All reports →Progressive Delivery Fees, and What They Could Look Like In Chicago
Comparative analysis on delivery fees across municipalities, and what a progressive Chicago option could look like.
May 2026Waymo's Coming – What Does a Just Transition Look Like for Illinois Rideshare and Taxi Drivers?
A policy framework and study that has those fueling displacement, funding their transition, and expanding the public good.
June 2026The Chicago SMART Tax
Recouping Big Tech tax avoidance to fund non-police crisis response.
March 2026Put the receipts in your own hands.
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