The Poor Get Poorer: How the pandemic is impacting Cook County’s most vulnerable communities

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  • Опубликовано: 28 фев 2021
  • WGN Investigates has found a total of 10 suburbs, the highest number in recent years, collected less than 80 cents for every property tax dollar owed.

Комментарии • 108

  • @HollowHill17
    @HollowHill17 3 года назад +37

    a casino is not going to fix anything anywhere...

    • @lisabrickner6004
      @lisabrickner6004 3 года назад +2

      Prayers for all my human family.

    • @dulynoted2427
      @dulynoted2427 3 года назад

      Apparently, even a president cant run a casino legitimately.

    • @ginadelsasso288
      @ginadelsasso288 3 года назад

      A casino will just strip the last bit of money these people have and leave them worse off.

  • @luckylee5026
    @luckylee5026 3 года назад +8

    Chicago's property tax is beyond ridiculous😑

    • @alphashaitan65
      @alphashaitan65 3 года назад +2

      Then maybe consider not voting for liberals and Democrats anymore. Oh, but that might be rayyyyyciss.

    • @mike60521x
      @mike60521x Год назад

      @@alphashaitan65 Biden is importing real americans from south of the border to take over these towns - because they are better than the people that grew up there

    • @paulrobertz8491
      @paulrobertz8491 Год назад

      Property taxes are much higher in Harvey, Dolton, Matteson, and Park Forest

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n 3 года назад +10

    I've been hearing that the poor are getting poorer all my life. Is there a point where they can't get any poorer?

    • @frozentundra7446
      @frozentundra7446 3 года назад +2

      Nope, they just get poorer and taken advantage of.

    • @timmycollins2149
      @timmycollins2149 3 года назад

      @@frozentundra7446 true said.

    • @jaysea7743
      @jaysea7743 3 года назад

      @@frozentundra7446 how do they get taken advantage of?

    • @alphashaitan65
      @alphashaitan65 3 года назад

      Well said, A3Kron!

  • @apremyohanna8994
    @apremyohanna8994 3 года назад +8

    This is so sad to see neighborhoods like this.

  • @zillionzulu
    @zillionzulu 3 года назад +12

    a casino? it will kill your town much faster

    • @Corduroy66
      @Corduroy66 3 года назад

      It will kill all of the towns.

  • @thefucrew9865
    @thefucrew9865 3 года назад +7

    That mayor forgot what Jesus did to the gambling tables outside of the temple...

    • @thefucrew9865
      @thefucrew9865 3 года назад

      @Bill Rayvan, so, your mom worships Satan ???

  • @BorgesProduction
    @BorgesProduction 3 года назад +4

    The casino will make matters worse and cause more turmoil among the people

  • @stephenclabaugh2651
    @stephenclabaugh2651 3 года назад +4

    Can’t the powers to be think of something else besides casinos?Texas enticed corporations by giving them tax breaks and other things to move there,but they could only hire people from Texas.

  • @barbaravessel8251
    @barbaravessel8251 3 года назад +1

    I really hope these people receive help and I pray that get what they need to live a better life

  • @foodlifefamily6140
    @foodlifefamily6140 3 года назад +4

    All I can say is if we are able to help our fellow American/human let’s do it, no matter how small it may seem to be. We need some God fearing people in our government as well.

  • @michelletaurus877
    @michelletaurus877 3 года назад +1

    This is very sad, especially for the AA communities.

  • @jsrivera55
    @jsrivera55 2 года назад +1

    CARES act was passed into law, is that helping? Or what is the current situation?

  • @alphashaitan65
    @alphashaitan65 3 года назад

    "The bus leaves everyday." --Morgan Freeman

  • @djtomtrain2015
    @djtomtrain2015 2 года назад +1

    Gotta help your self!!! I don’t care. I left for 8 years and come home with 75$. Less than a year I was making 50k a year had new car apartment completely self sustaining from day 1. No excuses. If your there. You don’t want better.
    If you don’t like the climate. Move.

  • @TeslaBoy123
    @TeslaBoy123 3 года назад +2

    But property taxes in those poorest areas areas super high include water bills reason why everyone is walking away and city turning is a ghost town

  • @CoMillion
    @CoMillion Год назад

    Nobody lives there. But there’s a simple solution. If the lawmakers actually wanted these towns to do better, they would condense these neighborhoods into smaller areas. And build outward

  • @markelam3242
    @markelam3242 Год назад

    Need less government...

  • @xxmr.edoodxx5326
    @xxmr.edoodxx5326 3 года назад

    A casino is not gonna fix anything. THEY don't have money to gamble. No one is traveling to a bad neighborhood to gamble

  • @xmalcom650
    @xmalcom650 3 года назад +3

    We this is what happens when you shut down business. WTF did you expect?

  • @bvang8370
    @bvang8370 Год назад

    Doesn't the county usually just repossess the property, kick the family out, and sell it if the owner doesn't pay the property tax? US citizens think they can own land/home, not like in China, but no one can own land/home in the US. You're just leasing it indefinitely from the county but they just brand, packaged and sold it as property tax. Even after 30 years and paid off the loan to the bank, when you stop paying the lease (property tax), you'll lose your home to the county.

  • @alanjames1744
    @alanjames1744 3 года назад +1

    The rich can come live there but they ain't having it I can't blame them

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    @binance7821 3 года назад +38

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  • @MSCHICAGOBBW
    @MSCHICAGOBBW 3 года назад +1

    I think if they sale the land cheap it would help I buy plenty of land longs I could put what I want on my land

  • @chuckruckus3648
    @chuckruckus3648 3 года назад +1

    Chicago is Kaput.

  • @niftyonlineresaleplus7523
    @niftyonlineresaleplus7523 3 года назад +1

    I blame the government

  • @TheTube1868
    @TheTube1868 Год назад

    What's why called CROOK County.

  • @henryc1000
    @henryc1000 Год назад

    Welcome to LBJ’s great society 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @memphisraines8118
    @memphisraines8118 3 года назад +1

    Good ol crook county

  • @niftyonlineresaleplus7523
    @niftyonlineresaleplus7523 3 года назад +1

    This is the governments fault

  • @crystalbrame7886
    @crystalbrame7886 3 года назад +2

    So sad Either way 😐

  • @anthonymeyers9006
    @anthonymeyers9006 2 года назад

    A casino is ALWAYS the final nail in the coffin for any community. Just burn it down and plant trees for crying out loud.

  • @johnfroelich8554
    @johnfroelich8554 3 года назад

    Sam Kinnison: move!

    • @dulynoted2427
      @dulynoted2427 3 года назад

      You need financial stability to move. You won't get that with a low paying job.

  • @tallwonder
    @tallwonder Год назад +1

    i get this news angle but this is the same bullshit. imagine if laws were changed in these areas to force to the judicial and police systems to hire within their ranks. hire the people who actually live there. imagine building infrastructure that isn't car driven....maybe when we financially incentivize self sustaining communities, we will have them.

    • @africkinamerican
      @africkinamerican 11 месяцев назад

      Good points. The Union Pacific goes through Chicago Heights , jus to the West. It used to run commuter service long ago (like pretty much every RR) but they ended it decades ago. and the politicians have been talking about bringing back commuter service to via Metra for literally decades, but no action
      I think now, they would give the answer that commuting is dead.
      But I think the bigger picture is, The political elite in Illinois don't know how to encourage, and otherwise just allow, an economy to happen. And, they are really confused about and have a big problem providing basic public services such as public safety nowadays. If they could figure those things out, Chicago and Cook County and the State would start growing again.

  • @peteytwofinger
    @peteytwofinger 3 года назад

    casino in gods plan too !

  • @armandosanchez152
    @armandosanchez152 3 года назад +1

    Wealthy will take over in few decades use it hat place as ski 🎿 vacation spot the servants might get a home near

    • @alphashaitan65
      @alphashaitan65 3 года назад

      Ford Heights has no natural skiing slopes. It is a wasteland. There does not need to be anything where Ford Heights stands today.

  • @lyftjennings1890
    @lyftjennings1890 3 года назад +1

    Yo its gonna get ugly in April. God bless anyone with families going through this together. Start at a weekly. And rebuild for our kids again. Member. Shit happens it is what it is. But you can't give up. Even Mexico life is better then giving up

  • @landonmuscle7515
    @landonmuscle7515 3 года назад +2

    Blacks need to get it together.

    • @alphashaitan65
      @alphashaitan65 3 года назад

      Look at Africa. When these blacks leave, they instantly go into section 8 housing usually in majority white neighborhoods and start demanding that schools & communities change to meet their needs.

    • @jerrymylove1754
      @jerrymylove1754 Год назад

      Study hard, work hard, save money, invest wisely, stay out of the criminal justice system. Not hard but you gonna have to work and sacrifice somewhere, sometimes.

  • @alfredoalcantar8691
    @alfredoalcantar8691 3 года назад +2

    You keep holding Democrat

  • @thefucrew9865
    @thefucrew9865 3 года назад

    Did you say Last year ???
    All Pritzker's fault, and his responsibility.

  • @vincenm0216
    @vincenm0216 3 года назад +1

    But it is funny to her sad white the red people in a privilege is showing For her to even Saying that 😮🙄😮😡😡😡

  • @ajax7ox729
    @ajax7ox729 Месяц назад

    Its really sad these people all voted for trump

  • @epicmars7040
    @epicmars7040 3 года назад +5

    lmao is this a joke
    "Putting faith in a higher order".

    • @rjchi7317
      @rjchi7317 3 года назад

      Higher order= casino

  • @hdman04
    @hdman04 Год назад

    Stop blaming the Pandemic SMFH