While his actions and donations are laudable, I can't help but mention that when it comes to the Chicago Public Schools, and Chicago politics, Chance is basically just a useful idiot perpetuating the myth that Chicago Public Schools don't have enough money. They have plenty of money, but the one party rule political system in Chicago is corrupt and that money is wasted.
Sure, Chance called out a Governor who has been in office for two years, but did he call out the Chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois who has been in office since 1972 and has been Speaker of the IL House for more than three decades, Michael Madigan? No, Chance is silent about the people actually in power, and only does their bidding in calling out an extremely weak politician from the "other" party.
Throwing more money at Chicago Public Schools won't work, its been done over and over and over. Those schools need reforms and innovations, but the mightily powerful teacher's unions stand in the way of anything they don't like. If Chance really wants better schools, he would be better served calling out Karen Lewis, the head of the teacher's union, and State Party Chair Michael Madigan than a weak Governor. Chance isn't wrong about the Governor, he is a turd, but Lewis and Madigan and Emanuel and Cullerton and Burke and the Daley's et all, are humongous piles of shit.
That White Sox hat he likes to wear? Might as well call them the Welfare Sox, their stadium was a huge "gift" to billionaire Reinsdorf, and its a gift that keeps giving every year. Free rent if their attendance is down, a free multi-million dollar restaurant built for them, $7 million for free video boards last year, an entire government agency complete with lucrative salaries and wealthy pensions and free healthcare for life for a few politically connected insiders who get to decide which campaign donors they'll dole out free tickets and free luxury suites to this year.
The City of Chicago has plenty of money to throw corporate welfare around to billionaire sports team owners and millionaire players, but can't afford schools? Give me a break. Soldier Field, $700 million to start and more every year since. Chicago is paying for a basketball arena for a private Catholic college as we speak. The United Center, the house the Michael Jordan built, was paid for by taxpayers as another gift to Reinsdorf. (Follow his campaign donations the last 30 years to see why.)
Democrats have had complete control over Chicago Public School for more than 50 years now. 50 FREAKING YEARS!!! And Chance doesn't call them out? Useful idiot.
He'd be better off using that money to start private schools to get as many kids out of the corrupt school system of the Chicago Democrats. The previous head of Chicago Public Schools was caught taking kickbacks in the form of campaign donations in exchange for steering contracts to the right people. The price CPS pays for milk compared to the rest of the state? On and on and on and on, corruption. All under Democrat's rule with elections rigged against anyone even trying to get on the ballot to run against them.
Sorry, Chance, I'm sure you're a good dude, but you're money is wasted propping up corrupt politicians and their wasteful standards of practice. Chicago Democrats are more interested in selling more of those Welfare Sox hats than they are in educating poor kids.
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