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Podcast: In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Episode: WBEZ Digs Into The Claim That Johnson’s Proposed Job Tax Is A ‘Job Killer’
Description: Today, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council kicked off a series of high-profile budget meetings, and the clock is ticking for them to pass the 2026 budget. The major sticking point continues to be whether the corporate head tax as a revenue stream should be included in the proposal.
A new WBEZ data analysis digs into the claim that it’s a job killer, showing little connection between job trends in the city and an earlier version of the tax, which was repealed in 2014. We get more info from Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ city politics reporter; Amy Qin, WBEZ data re...