I think we would not be having these conversations if she described herself as being “broke.” Being broke going to be relatable to voters without tying into folks who have an opinion about poor.

I don’t think nearly as many people would have an issue with someone from a well to do upbringing describing themselves as broke.

Popularity doesn’t cure selectivity. The constitutional question is whether the tax targets a discrete class of speakers rather than the economy as a whole.

I am not a lawyer and have no formal legal training. I would think there is no reasonable person that would consider any social media site as the “press”. Social is in the name, and they provide entertainment.

I like what 48th Ward Heel said. If they want to be considered the “Press” then they should be held accountable for all the “journalism” content posted on their platforms by their “journalist” creators.

What decade is this????

Agreed. Plus, social media is, in all of its forms, commerce. Not speech.

Ford hopes that, sooner or later, you’re gonna listen to Ralph Nader…

We may be wrecking the national economy and starting international wars, but we are owning the libs. Any word from Illinois’ Republicans and the perpetual purveyors of pessimistic propaganda (h/t Dr. Smith)?

My understanding is that the Johnson Agonistes passed the budget, and that Johnson didn’t sign it.

The Mayor’s idea of structural revenue? A progressive head tax.

Ideally, a candidate for mayor will campaign on restructuring 30% of the City’s operating expenses.

Until then, if I have to choose between (a) Johnson Agonistes who insist that working-class households pay a regressive 20 dollars a month for garbage pickup, that had previously (pre-2015) been part of property tax payments, and (b) Mayor, who believes in progressive revenue streams, I will choose (b)