That`s an economic development program in the metropolitan area. If they don`t see that, and you don`t get these things done, then you`re competing with Texas and California and Atlanta; then you really have problems.
That area environmentally is a waste. You can`t do anything. I don`t care if the Sierra Club goes out there. It is fully polluted! You`re not only going to work to clean up the environment, but also you will put people to work.
So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, `Why are we here? We can go someplace else and use their phones.` That`s one of the problems that directly affects the business community.
The city needs the state; the state needs the city. Look at the downtown hub and what it means to the economy for not only the city of Chicago.
