It sounds like Mayor Daley is looking for new ways of generating income for the city. He's raising property taxes as well as implementing some sin taxes. The folks at Schadenfreude have come up with some additional taxes which are definitely needed.
Here's a sampling:
$2 tax for every TV in sports bars.
$35 tax on eating hot wings on El.
$25 dollar tax on your bill at Ed Debevics, Rainforest, Hooters, et al.
A $1500 tax per month on any authentic Irish Bar established in 2000 or later.
Also check out the comments with some even better ones.
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Yesterday was a day of up-and-downs.
I have to 'Wait until Next Year' again. Now the sign outside of Wrigley will say AC0063100. It will be 100 years since the last championship. 100 years!!! That just seems so unfathomable especially when trying to put it into perspective for the kids. I know I have cursed them by making them care about the Cubs, forcing them to feel the disappointment at the end of the year but I'll shoulder that responsibility because I wouldn't trade the Cubs for anything in the world. So now, it is wait until next year but let me tell you, it's going to be the year they win it all!
And then there's the Irish, playing just down the 210 from me. They came in 0-5, a laughingstock throughout the country. A team that hasn't put together a full game's worth of play all season and honestly they still haven't. Yes, their defense stepped up and played very well but they were also against a walk-on quarterback who definitely wasn't ready to play. Their offense still struggled but it did enough to put points on the board. But those criticisms don't matter right now. All that matters is the hurdle of getting the first win of the season is over. Now it's time to head back to South Bend and get ready for back-to-back rivals coming in, Boston College next week and then USC the following one.
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I enjoy reading Fred Stutzman and his thoughts on social networks. He was recently interviewed about how news organizations can spread their content thru social networks.
The column, What's Your Facebook Strategy? gives some additional thoughts about how to do this.
I've only been part of a newspaper for four weeks and there's plenty of things we will be working on but I see the importance of getting the news in front of as many people as possible.
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