My cat Buckley should really have been named Marvin after the hyper-intelligent robot from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. No matter how much I love him, he acts totally depressed most of the time.
Recently, our amazing mayor, Chicago's Mayor Daley announced that he was going to cut down on salting and plowing Chicago streets after a snowfall. One of the recent stories in the Sun Times and Tribune can be found here:
www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1312727,chicago-snow-lawsu...
www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2008/12/snow-street-plowing.html
Even though they must know this will result in more accidents and therefore loss of life, the mayor is choosing to make this cut. Now, if you're from Chicago you already know that we have some of the highest taxes in the entire country, including a high property tax and a 10.25 % sales tax. In addition, we have high ticket prices, motor vehicle fees, and photo enforced lights. Where is the money all going??? It definitely doesn't seem to be going to either education or infrastructure. I realize part of the issue is a federal problem with so much money going to Iraq but come on...with such high taxes in my city, I expect a certain level of safety in infrastructure to be provided.
It makes me feel more anxious than if I were stranded in the middle of the galaxy without a towel, forced to listen to hours of Vogon poetry...and we all know how bad Vogon poetry is, afterall.
