Chicago: “Don’t Come Here!”

I was planning on visiting Chicago and doing some exploring with my wife and daughter this summer. Then I read about the cost of visiting Chicago.

Starting July 1, a shopping trip to Chicago’s Magnificent Mile will cost more. That’s when the sales tax in the city hits an astronomical 10.25%, which may be the highest in the U.S.

We may still visit. But with taxes that high, I don’t think we’ll be doing much shopping or eating while we’re there. Mainly looking. And we’ll fill make sure our gas tax is full before we leave home.

This entry was written by Joe Martin, posted on April 1, 2008 at 9:35 am, filed under Politics and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

2 Comments

  1. James
    Posted April 1, 2008 at 3:33 pm | Permalink

    hehe… freudian slip? “make sure our gas tax is full “

    I did see how high their taxes are going to be though. Ridiculous.

  2. Joe Martin
    Posted April 2, 2008 at 9:26 am | Permalink

    It must have been a Freudian slip. At least our gas tax is no longer linked to inflation.

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