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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Mayoral challenger Ja’Mal Green proposes 1% sales tax on luxury vehicles to replace revenue lost if boot gets banned

Mayoral candidate Ja’Mal Green, who drives a Tesla, said he’d gladly pay the luxury tax to replace revenue lost by banning the boot. (Ashlee Rezin / Sun-Times file)

Mayoral challengers have talked a lot about raising the real estate transfer tax on high-end home sales to create a dedicated funding source to confront homelessness, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot promised but failed to do.

Now, community activist Ja’Mal Green wants to apply the same approach to the sale of luxury vehicles to stop the cycle of booting and ticketing that he claims is driving motorists into bankruptcy.

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