“want to see more artists in Chicago? find a way to keep rents affordable. I don’t know if an acquisition-based property tax (coupled with a tax swap for the schools) is the answer, but as it stands this city is pricing out much of the culture that brought people (back) into it in the first place.”
– Carter, commenting on our post about BusinessWeek.com‘s list of top 10 cities for artists
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Comment of the Day: Chicago is losing its Bohemians
“want to see more artists in Chicago? find a way to keep rents affordable. I don’t know if an acquisition-based property tax (coupled with a tax swap for the schools) is the answer, but as it stands this city is pricing out much of the culture that brought people (back) into it in the first place.”
– Carter, commenting on our post about BusinessWeek.com‘s list of top 10 cities for artists
AUTHOR: kate hawley