Instead of increasing parking fees, cities in Illinois decided to tax food
Instead of increasing parking fees, cities in Illinois decided to tax food
 
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 More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery tax - IPM Newsroom

Increasing parking fees would have been fairer.
Nope. They decided to tax groceries 🤦
In their defense, this is a far better way to exploit people who can't afford cars.
I didn't say it was a good defense...
Best defense is a good offense.