http://blog.lucidrealty.com/2008/04/05/transfer-tax-for-transit/ The real story on the housing market and real estate industry in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:03:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blog.lucidrealty.com/2008/04/05/transfer-tax-for-transit/#comment-5 » Transfer Tax for Transit Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:36:09 +0000 http://blog.lucidrealty.com/2008/04/05/transfer-tax-for-transit/#comment-5 [...] US News | World News | Video | Rebooted - openSermo.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt It looks like the Chicago real estate transfer tax increase has gone into effect as of April 1 to help bail out the CTA. Why homeowners have to pay for public transportation is beyond me but what the heck. You and I are already paying to bail out everyone else these days so what difference does one more bailout make? I just wish someone would bail me out of something. I would like a government subsidy for my gasoline bill or maybe for my monthly phone bill. In case you haven’t heard, this tax [...] [...] US News | World News | Video | Rebooted - openSermo.com wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt It looks like the Chicago real estate transfer tax increase has gone into effect as of April 1 to help bail out the CTA. Why homeowners have to pay for public transportation is beyond me but what the heck. You and I are already paying to bail out everyone else these days so what difference does one more bailout make? I just wish someone would bail me out of something. I would like a government subsidy for my gasoline bill or maybe for my monthly phone bill. In case you haven’t heard, this tax [...]

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