Here’s what I think will happen in NYC under Mamdami.
The free buses and government grocery stores won’t happen, they never do. They sound good during campaigns, but collapse under basic math. You can’t run a city on ideas that cost billions and produce no revenue.
The only way to make housing affordable is to build more housing. The free market lowers prices, not regulation. Every time politicians try to control rent or force affordability by decree, developers stop building and landlords stop maintaining. Supply dries up, the quality collapses, and the few properties that remain skyrocket in price.
Once landlords can’t make a profit, they sell, lose properties, or walk away. Eventually, the government takes over.
Taxes will rise to pay for the promises, and the middle class will be the ones shouldering the burden. The rich will relocate, the poor will depend on subsidies, and the productive class will be squeezed from both sides.
Thriving businesses are the foundation of any thriving city. When they leave, everything else follows, jobs, schools, grocery stores, stability. Chicago already proved this. Boeing, McDonald’s, Caterpillar, Citadel, nearly 70k jobs, all gone. Now they’re facing billion-dollar deficits, half empty schools and neighborhoods without grocery stores.
I saw someone who lived in a rent-controlled apartment in California put it perfectly, he said his landlord could no longer afford maintenance so the pool was filled with dirt, the floors had soft spots, and the foundation ended up cracking. That’s what overregulation does, it destroys quality.
People who voted for this will eventually feel the pain but they won’t blame the policies or the politicians, they’ll blame the rich for leaving.
This conversation is always difficult because most people simply don’t understand market dynamics or incentives. In a free society, people act in their own self-interest. If you remove profit and reward dependency, productivity dies and the city with it.
If you think things are expensive now, just wait until they’re “free.”
ICE agents could face $10,000 fines under a Democrat law approved in Springfield on Thursday.
[Q: Is this new law good or bad for Illinois?]
Illinois State Senator Craig Wilcox in his newsletter said:
“House Bill 1312, legislation that further ties the hands of federal immigration officers (ICE) and makes it even more difficult to deport illegal immigrants, was pushed through by Democrats on the last day of veto session. The bill essentially blocks federal immigration enforcement from operating in and around Illinois courthouses. The bill prohibits civil immigration arrests inside courthouses and within 1,000 feet of them, creating “safe zones” where individuals in the country illegally can avoid detention.
Through this bill, immigration agents could face $10,000 fines and civil lawsuits simply for carrying out their duties. It even allows individuals to sue federal officers for alleged violations of “constitutional rights,” with extra penalties if agents wear masks or fail to wear body cameras. The measure is designed to intimidate and penalize ICE agents, further weakening cooperation between state authorities and federal law enforcement.
The legislation comes as the Department of Homeland Security reports more than 1,500 arrests of undocumented immigrants in the Chicago area over the past several weeks. Rather than assisting in these efforts to remove criminal offenders from Illinois communities, state leaders have doubled down on policies that shield those who have broken federal immigration law and make it harder for ICE to do its job.
This is yet another example of Illinois Democrats putting the interests of illegal immigrants ahead of public safety. The bill continues the state’s pattern of undermining federal immigration enforcement and maintains Illinois’ position as a sanctuary for those here unlawfully”
RTA and CTA customers will not see a fare increase because you are now paying for Chicago Mass Transit. Fare increases have been cancelled.
The new Democrat Illinois transit bill that includes a 45 cent toll increase for non-transit riders along with increased sales taxes, will fund the CTA and RTA.
That’s right, thanks to Illinois Democrats, those who do not use mass transit will cover the cost of Chicago Mass transit riders.
The previously announced fare increase to fund the budget shortfall has been canceled, because you now are covering the costs.
-There will now be a one-year freeze on fare increases, taking effect in June 2026. One-year freeze: The Democrat bill prohibits fare increases for the first year after it goes into effect on June 1, 2026. The RTA has stated it is “walking back” its request for a fare hike for 2026, citing the Democrat legislation and legislative pressure.
Future fare increases will most likely be covered by the 4% annual tollway increases that will take effect annually
UPDATE ON BILLS THAT PASSED 10/31/2025 Illinois Sets a New Low for Transparency –
While you were sleeping, with no public vetting of the bill and at around 4 am, $1.5 billion in tax dollars was directed to bailout bankrupt transit, taxes and tolls were increased, and a Chicago-centric board was created to oversee our transit agencies.
We are all but serfs to Illinois’ inept and emboldened political ruling class. A Third World dictatorship would blush at the way our State operates. Dramatic political change is needed and now.
Link: chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/ill…
In my 30 years in government, I thought I had seen it all — but last night, or rather early this morning, Illinois set a new low bar for lack of transparency from the Governor and his ruling party.
Here’s a quick recap of what happened at the Capitol overnight: After midnight — when the public and the media had gone home — Democrats unleashed a series of devastating bills that directly impact our job creators, our families, and our communities. The final vote didn’t take place until 4:00 A.M.
I’ll share more details on each of these bills in future posts. But here’s the CliffsNotes version of what passed without a single Republican vote:
1️⃣ HB25 – Massive New Energy Rate Hike With ComEd rates already up 54% over the past four years, Democrats passed another bill that could increase rates by another $8 billion to fund their continued “green energy experiment.” Business leaders across Illinois opposed this bill. In fact, Stellantis representatives warned it could add up to $1 million in annual energy costs at their Belvidere facility — not exactly the welcome they deserve for reopening in our community.
2️⃣ SB1911 – Tax Hit on Manufacturers This measure decouples Illinois from new federal tax incentives designed to boost manufacturing. The federal law allowed immediate depreciation on capital investments to encourage expansion — but this bill removes that benefit, returning Illinois businesses to a 39-year depreciation schedule. The result? Illinois becomes less competitive than neighboring states for attracting new jobs and investment.
3️⃣ & 4️⃣ & 5️⃣ SB2111 – Toll, Road, and Sales Tax Increases This single bill hits drivers and taxpayers hard:
🚗 $500 million in new toll increases, adding 45 cents to every on/off ramp toll — plus a 4% annual automatic hike.
🚧 $600 million raided from downstate road repair and construction funds — shifted to Chicago’s mass transit bailout.
🏙️ A new 25¢ sales tax increase for the collar counties, including McHenry and Kane, also to fund Chicago transit. Translation: Fewer road repairs and higher costs for working families across Illinois — while Chicago gets another bailout.
6️⃣ HB1085 – Costly Mandate on Small Business Health Plans This bill forces small employer health plans to pay mental health providers twice the rates paid by large employer, Medicare, or Medicaid plans. Even the State of Illinois admitted this change would be too expensive for their own employee health plan — so they exempted themselves from the law. Yet somehow, they decided small businesses can afford it.
This kind of midnight lawmaking erodes public trust and punishes the very people and employers who keep Illinois moving forward. Our state deserves transparency, fairness, and fiscal responsibility — not backroom deals at 4:00 A.M
Illinois Senate Approves Physician-Assisted Suicide for Terminally Ill Adults
On October 31, 2025, the Illinois State Senate passed Senate Bill 1950 by a 30-27 vote at 2:54 a.m., attaching it to a food sanitation measure and forwarding it to Governor J.B. Pritzker. The End-of-Life Options Act enables mentally competent adults with terminal illnesses and a prognosis of six months or less to request life-ending medication after two oral and one written request, verified by two physicians. Supporters emphasize patient autonomy and built-in safeguards, while opponents express concerns over potential risks to vulnerable groups and the absence of required psychiatric evaluations.
We should all be concerned that assisted suicide is the murder of mentally ill people and should be banned federally.
: Illinois Legislature Secretly Passes Bill Legalizing Assisted Suicide buff.ly/erX9lR5
Here is a latest list of 13 taxes and fees the politicians may approve this week in Springfield to bail out Chicago.
[Q: are you willing to pay more to help out our friends in Chicago? ]
Illinois Democrats are looking to fund $1.5 Billion for fund Chicago mass transit. Most of these taxes would be paid by everyone in the state of Illinois
Here is the list:- $1 surcharge on all tolls - $1 delivery charge for items delivered to people’s doors for orders that exceed $100 - 25-cent increase in CTA fares for trains and buses in the City of Chicago - 10% tax on all rideshare trips within the Chicago Transit region (Uber, Lyft, etc.) - ticket surcharge of $5-$10 on large event tickets at venues that can seat more than 10,000 people - 25% surcharge on tolls to be paid one time per day - fee of 3-cents per kw/h tax on electric vehicle charging at public charging stations - new real estate transfer tax of $1.50 per every $500 for all property sales in the collar counties (Cook County already has this tax in place) - new tax on services (haircuts, oil changes, etc.) - payroll tax (head tax) for those working in the City of Chicago - Increased speed camera fines in the RTA Region - new tax on vehicle sales - An increase in the RTA sales tax paid in the RTA region
Tuesday, October 28 will be the first day of the fall veto session where these items, from the Democrat “wish list“ may be approved. The veto session is expected to last three days.
Vaccines Are Now Considered ‘Necessary Medical Biogenics’…You Will Be Vaccinated Against Your Will While Under Anesthesia.
Do Not Sign Any Form Or Agree To Receive ‘Biogenics’ In A Medical Facility
This Gives Medical Staff Permission To Inject Any & All Vaccines They Choose.
It is now more important than ever to read every word of all medical consent documents.
Being admitted to a surgery facility, hospitalization, outpatient clinic or any medical office will put you or your loved ones at risk to receive vaccines, infusions, blood products & other treatments without your knowledge.
If you sign any document giving consent for treatment using Biologics/Biogenics, medical staff has the right to put into your body whatever they choose & especially vulnerable while under anesthesia, without your knowledge to protest & say no. That could be vaccines, vaccinated blood, etc.
The terms Biologic/Biogenic refers to a certain set of medical products & procedures that contain ‘living organisms’ from human, animal or microorganisms.
New consent forms, that are required to be signed, do not use the term ‘vaccine’ anymore. Vaccines are within the group of products deemed Biologics/Biogenics, so the informed consent documents will use these terms with the assumption that every patient, parent & guardian knows this information.
The US FDA List Of Approved Biological/Biogenics Products… Vaccines Monoclonal Antibodies Gene Therapy Whole Blood Blood Plasma Blood Platelets & Red Blood Cells Growth Factors Allergenics Antitoxins Recombinant Proteins Stem Cells T-Cells HRT Immunotherapy Botox
Under medical staff care, with those documents signed, you are giving permission for any & all Biologics/Biogenics to be administered as they see fit.
If it is ‘pneumonia or flu season’, for example, & you are receiving medical care…medical staff can inject the Pneumonia &/or Influenza vaccine without asking or telling you prior to injection, even if you are under anesthesia.
You will need to state, in writing, that you refuse medical Biologics/Biogenics. Get a hard copy of that refusal if it was an electronic ipad document & continue to verbalize to staff that you do not consent.
Don’t sign iPad consent. Demand paper printout .Redline and write I do not give permission. Move on if only elective treatment and find other facility.
It is supposed to be an internationally recognized right to bodily autonomy & full informed consent…but we do not live in a world where this is carried out. We must advocate for ourselves, our children & our other family members & friends who have entrusted their medical decisions to us.
idonotconsentform.com – Before surgery or going to hospital, fill out these forms
SHOCKING…the 5th, 9th, and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals all recently issued opinions permitting governors, mayors, and hospital CEOs to introduce unlicensed drugs into commerce in violation of the FDCA. This means that although Secretary Kennedy ended Pfizer’s EUA, persons within these courts’ jurisdiction can issue their own EUA, ending the Secretary’s exclusive authority. I will publish a report on Monday showing how these corrupt circuit panels are being used to empower the World Health Organization as the final arbiter over our Nation’s health laws.
🔥⚖️From the legal frontlines: Judicial sabotage of the Exec & Legislative branches. Courts are ruling that Americans had NO right to freely decline the EUA jabs. But the EUA statute is clear: we always had the right to say no, w/o penalty. Mandaters added a penalty, usurping the HHS Secretary & Congress! Now the Ninth & Fifth Circs have ruled that your boss can force you to take an EUA injection or lose your job–and you can’t do anything about it. @SecKennedy We must save the safeguards championed by your uncle Sen. Ted Kennedy. Is EUA protection real or is it just a mirage? Need your eyes on this ASAP! 🔥 @RandPaul @bennyjohnson @BrianHooker @HarmeetKDhillon @maryhollandnyc @covidpenalty @RC4Freedom @ChildrensHD @GuntherEagleman
Fifth, Ninth, now Tenth! The federal Circuits are circling the wagons around Big Pharma and vax mandaters. Shocking and extremely dangerous decisions! x.com/JenRevere/stat…
👇Legal & Ethical Myths About Informed Consent 👇 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8951294/ 👇Innovation Policy & Market For Vaccines👇 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC73… 👇Biologics & Biogenics In The Medical World👇 congress.gov/crs-product/R4…
Illinois Democrats have unveiled a new “Wish List” of 13 tax and fee hikes to raise $1.5 BILLION to fund Chicago’s mass transit system — most of which would be paid by everyone across the state.
Here’s what’s being proposed:
💰 $1 surcharge on all tolls 📦 $1 delivery fee on orders over $100 🚇 25¢ CTA fare hike for trains & buses 🚗 10% tax on rideshare trips (Uber, Lyft, etc.) 🎟️ $5–$10 ticket surcharge on large events (10,000+ seats) 🛣️ 25% daily surcharge on tolls ⚡ 3¢ per kWh tax on EV public charging 🏠 $1.50 per $500 real estate transfer tax in collar counties ✂️ New tax on services (haircuts, oil changes, etc.) 🧾 Payroll “head tax” for Chicago workers 🚦 Increased speed camera usage in the RTA region 🚘 New tax on vehicle sales 🛍️ Increased RTA sales tax in the region
This “wish list” comes as Chicago transit faces a major fiscal cliff – and Springfield Democrats are looking statewide to bail it out. As a reminder, the public transit region in Illinois includes the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
We could see transit legislation during the second week of veto session (October 28–30) or possibly early in 2026.
Tax alert: A new tax on Illinois vehicle sales.
Illinois Democrats will meet in Springfield beginning on Tuesday (10/28) to consider their “wish list” of tax increases to bail out City of Chicago mass transit. One of the items listed on the Democrat wish  that was released last week, is a ”new tax on Illinois vehicle sales”.
What we don’t know- The details of this proposal have not been officially released to the public, but the tax appeared on the Democrat “wish list” that was discussed in Springfield last week.
It is unclear whether this new tax will be a fee for the seller or buyer of the vehicle, whether it will apply to new or used vehicles or both.
The percentage or dollar amount of the tax has not been released as of yet,  but what is clear is the tax would impact the price of the vehicle. 
Democrats have been tight lipped on details of this tax. Illinois residents already pay a substantial sales tax, transfer and registration fees for vehicles purchased and sold. It’s unclear how much more this tax will cost Illinois consumers.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) confirm $1 billion taxpayer dollars were given to illegal migrants via Medicaid – meaning free healthcare for illegals
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said investigators found that the money was siphoned to illegal immigrants through Medicaid loopholes in Democrat-run states. Christina Aguayo News “We’ve proven it beyond a shadow of a doubt.”
Dr. Oz vowing to claw every cent back and put a stop to the fraud.
The CMS investigation uncovered that blue-state bureaucrats / politicians exploited federal funds to bankroll free healthcare for illegals.
“This is gaslighting on steroids.”
Dr. Oz accusing Democrats of lying to protect their open-borders agenda.
President Trump, said the confirmed findings are “vindication” after years of warnings about illegal migrants getting free healthcare,
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“Democrats’ shutdown scam? Just cover for their illegal alien slush fund. We’re draining it dry!”
The findings which Dr. Oz called the “tip of the iceberg,” includes at least half a dozen states and exposes how federal Medicaid dollars are being hijacked via state expansions.
Federal law bans illegals from Medicaid, but democrat governors used emergency loopholes during the Biden-era to extend “emergency” coverage that never expired.
Facts from Dr. Oz’s audit:
♦️CMS confirmed over $1 billion disbursed since 2021, with billions more if Democrats’ shutdown demands are met—potentially $200 billion over the next decade in illegal migrant amd non-citizen healthcare handouts.
♦️Hotspots include California, New York, Illinois, and Washington.
♦️States like Texas and Florida also footed the bill through pooled funds.
♦️Democrats exploited “emergency Medicaid” for “presumptive eligibility,” enrolling illegals without proper checks, then dragging their feet on clawbacks.
♦️Oz slammed it as “able-bodied freeloaders” gaming the system Americans built.
♦️Illegals get priority care—think free ER visits and chronic meds. Over 80% of these funds bypassed citizens entirely.
♦️Dr. Oz accused Dem leaders of “gaslighting” by blocking shutdown-ending bills unless they restore ACA subsidies that pad the illegal pipeline.
♦️Biden’s 94 executive actions on borders correlated with a 300% spike in Medicaid enrollments among non-citizens
As we near budget season in Chicago, residents should know that Mayor Johnson’s security detail reportedly may have as many as 150 officers.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s security now includes 150 Chicago Police Department Officers
Average officer salary is $150k
150 officers cost $22.5M in base salaries + benefits
With overtime Brandon Johnson’s security is estimated to cost taxpayers $33.7 million PER YEAR
That’s more than the 130 full time officers assigned to the CTA to cover 79 stations, 146 platforms and 335 trains.
The cost of the mayor’s detail likely exceeds $30 million a year.
No worries.
The mayor’s going to offset those costs by getting rid of the “Police Mounted Patrol,” beloved by the community and strongly supported by Chicago’s “Gold Star” families.
The cost to maintain the horses is just over $600K per year.
Note that while 150 officers protect the Mayor, thanks to Stacy Davis Gates and CTU pressure, there are no police officers assigned to schools to deter active shooters.
This comes despite the tripling of school shootings across the country the past decade and Chicago leading the nation in youth violence.
Chicago Democrats say that all taxes are on the table to bail out Chicago mass transit.
A prominent Chicago Democrat told Capitol News that Democrats : have “declined to rule out any specific taxes”.
Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, is the House Democrat leading transit reform said: “it’s coming. And I just think that we’re at a point right now where we’re ready to move.”
Possible taxes:
-$1.50 per package delivery tax (Amazon tax). Doordash, UPS, grocery deliveries, etc, -Illinois Exit Tax (on real estate- sell your home, pay a tax to leave Illinois)
Analysis: Democrats in Springfield will consider tax increases this month during the veto session to bail out Chicago. Brandon Johnson, JB Pritzker and Chicago Democrats are scheming to come up with ways all of Illinois can be taxed to bail out Chicago’s mass transit system which anticipates a deficit of $202 Million in 2026 year and over $700 million in 2027.
A realistic solution: Raise fares to bail out the RTA, CTA and Chicago mass transit, and don’t make the rest of Illinois pay for your problems!
New tax on services! Illinois Democrat ‘service’ tax to bail out Chicago is back.
The new service tax had been floated in the spring is expected to come up for a potential vote in Springfield next week when Democrats reconvene for the October veto session.
Over eighty everyday services like parking, haircuts, dry cleaning, oil changes, handyman services, car repairs, lawncare would be subject to the new service tax.
These new taxes would be put in place in the entire state of Illinois to bail out Chicago mass transit.
If you live in Rockford, DeKalb,  Carbondale, LaSalle, Decatur, Freeport, Dixon, Urbana, Moline, etc… you would be forced to pay the tax……to benefit Chicago!
Even very costly projects like home repairs could be taxed under the proposal that has been put forward, potentially adding hundreds or thousands of dollars in costs for residents.
“We fully expect the service tax conversation to come back during Veto Session this fall,” said Deputy House Republican Minority Leader Norine Hammond. “This is a clear sign that Illinois families and small businesses are going to be asked to do more to fill the void for Democrats’ failed financial stewardship of our government. A service tax will drive up the cost of living even more for Illinois families.”
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