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Cautionary Tales Podcast – The City that Sold Itself to Wall Street (timharford.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/chicago@midwest.social

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[–] anachronist@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago

They weren't bamboozled. They were corrupt. It was obviously a shit deal and it was very unpopular at the time, but Daley and his cronies rammed it through, then they left office to go work for the parking meter company.