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Old 10-09-2013, 02:57 PM
 
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...the degree to which folks realize they can easily skirt the ridiculously high salestax inside Chicago / Cook Co can be easily avoided on big ticket items like furniture and electronics by doing business with firms in DuPage Co...
Here we go again.
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Old 10-09-2013, 04:16 PM
 
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Cool your jets, cat.
The previous poster suggested this is some sure sign that folks are moving to DuPage Co. I merely offered a far less dramatic (and frankly more likely...) explanation of the data.
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Old 10-09-2013, 04:21 PM
 
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The data suggest people are spending more money in the city regardless of sales tax rates.
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Old 10-09-2013, 04:27 PM
 
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Default You can remove the suggests part...

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The data suggest people are spending more money in the city regardless of sales tax rates.
Retail sales inside Chicago are at pre-housing collapse levels.
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Old 10-09-2013, 04:46 PM
 
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Retail sales inside Chicago are at pre-housing collapse levels.
Very good point.
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