Voters in Chicago have voted against a proposed tax increase that many believe was a backdoor effort to raise money in order to support the city’s growing migrant crisis.
During Tuesday’s primary election, voters were asked whether they would support increasing levies on high-valued real estate sales to address the problem of homelessness.
The vote appears to have failed by a margin of 54 to 46 percent.
The city’s far-left Democratic Mayor, Brandon Johnson, had claimed that the money would be used to tackle the issue of homelessness. However, opponents pointed out that the Chicago City Council maintained the right to spend the money any way it chooses and it would inevitably be used to prop up the tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in the city.
2019: 70% of Chicagoans vote for @GovPritzker‘s failed progressive tax
