Chicago Mayor Johnson Warns Crime Could Rise if Corporations Don't Pay More

Chicago Mayor Johnson warns crime could rise if corporations don’t pay more – ABC7 (Chicago)

Mayor Brandon Johnson accused unnamed forces of trying to "bully the city into austerity politics by protecting corporations, because they think it's more important to preserve corporate profit margins than it is to preserve the lives of my neighbors," drawing applause. "Every time they give a corporation a tax cut and refuse to ask a rich person to pay their fair share, they are causing and increasing crime."

Chicago Mayor Johnson warns crime could rise if corporations don't pay more

Mayor Brandon Johnson used a campaign-style speech before the City Club on Wednesday to argue that Chicago's upcoming election is a battle between working people and the ultra-rich, warning that crime could increase if corporations are not asked to contribute more.

At City Club, Mayor Brandon Johnson asks why rich put profits over ‘the lives of my neighbors’

Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the city’s corporate class of ignoring Black and brown lives Wednesday in a wide-ranging speech to a crowd of business leaders.