Chicago's Problem in a Nutshell

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Compete, don't dictate.

Innovate, don't choke.

Real Jobs. Not patronage.

The bluer a city, the bluer a state, the fewer private sector jobs it tends to create

Kotkin grasps the most important facts about urban development today: without rapid, small business led growth, there is no way that the residents of our inner cities can escape the cycle of poverty that has them in its grip.  And progressive blue politics as conventionally understood systematically squeeze and crush growth in our cities.

We need a future, Chicago. Look to what made us great. Hard work, vitality, and joy in it.

...under his wrist is the pulse, and under his ribs the heart of the people, Laughing!

The city of big shoulders.

Let's roll

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Growth and real jobs are the answer for a healthier, wealthier America.