Daley: Out Of Ideas
But we're not
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Nothing left up that sleeve.
Mayor Daley said this week that the 2016 Olympic bid was the only idea left in his brainpan to stimulate the city's economy.
"I have nothing [else] up my sleeve," he admitted.
We do. A few ideas:
- Build a little airport on Northerly Island!
- Build a big airport in the south suburbs.
- Take the parking meter system public.
- More liquor licenses, not less.
- Stop giving money away to friends and family.
- Divert Olympic spending to jobs program delivering better city services.
- Apply new error tax to Cubs.
- Combine all city departments into one called City.
- Franchise city to other cities.
- Video poker on the CTA.
- Sign 75-year lease with the Outfit privatizing all operations in exchange for an upfront cash payment.
Steve Rhodes is the proprietor of The Beachwood Reporter, a Chicago-centric news and culture review.
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Posted Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009 - 1:33 AM CST
