Daley and Tilton: Broke and Broker

In his letter to the Chicago Tribune on August 7, Mark Warchol of Hickory Hills gets to the point concerning Mayor Daley’s $25 million gift to United Airlines: It is corporate welfare, pure and simple:

“While the City of Chicago has laid off employees and is forcing others to take days off without pay, it’s disturbing to see that Mayor Daley is doling out $25 million dollars in corporate welfare to United Airlines.

“I think it’s great that United Airlines wants to move from Elk Grove Township to the Willis Tower.

“I would like to move into a larger space myself, but I know that when and if I do move, it will be money out of my pocket; not at the taxpayers’ expense.
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