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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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...

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...

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that....

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that....

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...

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...

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...

You go out there and ask them what their future is today. If we don't...

You go out there and ask them what their future is today. If we don't...

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...

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...

I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on...

I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on...

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says,...

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says,...

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...

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 one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative...

I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative...

They really do a disservice because these men and women came out of the Depression,...

They really do a disservice because these men and women came out of the Depression,...

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...

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...

Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the...

Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the...

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs...

We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs...

I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're...

I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're...