Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it?

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I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family...

I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family...

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their...

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their...

My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one...

My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one...

You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business...

You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business...

That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the...

That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the...

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a...

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a...

Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have...

Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have...

That's an economic development program in the metropolitan area. If they don't see that, and...

That's an economic development program in the metropolitan area. If they don't see that, and...

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as...

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as...

I believe the way I describe the problems in Chicago is that it's a metropolitan...

I believe the way I describe the problems in Chicago is that it's a metropolitan...

We're competing against other great cities: Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. That's why it's...

We're competing against other great cities: Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. That's why it's...

People have to be confident about their sites. We're confident, number one, because under my...

People have to be confident about their sites. We're confident, number one, because under my...

I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets...

I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets...

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to...

There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to...

I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's...

I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's...

Well, the problem of the federal government is that they print money and go in...

Well, the problem of the federal government is that they print money and go in...

And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected...

And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected...

First National Bank laid off 1,000 people; where do they go? There are no jobs...

First National Bank laid off 1,000 people; where do they go? There are no jobs...

I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task...

I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task...

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them...

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them...