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WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?

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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #90 on: July 20, 2023, 11:23:23 AM »
Quote from: murphstahoe on July 20, 2023, 10:46:06 AM
In a small town we shoot them colored folks at the border

Or have the police do it.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #91 on: July 20, 2023, 11:23:41 AM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on July 20, 2023, 11:22:23 AM
Lmao

Says the guy who says he does not get to the Loop much anymore....
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #92 on: July 20, 2023, 11:25:36 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 20, 2023, 11:23:41 AM
Says the guy who says he does not get to the Loop much anymore....

Because there’s no reason to. Half the world works from home after Covid.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #93 on: July 20, 2023, 11:32:05 AM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on July 20, 2023, 11:25:36 AM
Because there’s no reason to. Half the world works from home after Covid.

Yeah, the last time I went to a restaurant, half the waitresses were working from home.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #94 on: July 20, 2023, 11:40:47 AM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on July 20, 2023, 11:25:36 AM
Because there’s no reason to. Half the world works from home after Covid.

Not even a non-zero percent chance that other issues are involved, eh?
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #95 on: July 20, 2023, 11:47:50 AM »
Quote from: Chickengeorge on July 20, 2023, 11:32:05 AM
Yeah, the last time I went to a restaurant, half the waitresses were working from home.

Lololololololol
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #96 on: July 20, 2023, 11:49:16 AM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 20, 2023, 11:40:47 AM
Not even a non-zero percent chance that other issues are involved, eh?

My guess is far and away the #1 reason is businesses learned they can get similar production from their workforce without the huge rents. If you’ve got something other than an opinion to refute that I’m game to listen.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #97 on: July 20, 2023, 12:06:59 PM »
Quote from: Chickengeorge on July 20, 2023, 11:32:05 AM
Yeah, the last time I went to a restaurant, half the waitresses were working from home.

Did you take the Metra to the Loop to go to that restaurant?
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #98 on: July 20, 2023, 12:40:50 PM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on July 20, 2023, 11:49:16 AM
My guess is far and away the #1 reason is businesses learned they can get similar production from their workforce without the huge rents. If you’ve got something other than an opinion to refute that I’m game to listen.

Apparently every business' office lease was conveniently up during COVID? Ok....

There are nine million articles out there about companies struggling to get office workers back.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/business/return-to-office-remote-work.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/office-remote-work-new-york-11657130765

https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2023/2/8/23591734/office-occupancies-chicago-workers-remote-kastle-security-system-downtown-return

I could go on and on.

Do you have anything other than your own opinion that crime and crappy public transportation have 0% to do with workers wanting to work from home?
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #99 on: July 20, 2023, 12:58:07 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 20, 2023, 12:40:50 PM
Apparently every business' office lease was conveniently up during COVID? Ok....

There are nine million articles out there about companies struggling to get office workers back.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/business/return-to-office-remote-work.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/office-remote-work-new-york-11657130765

https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2023/2/8/23591734/office-occupancies-chicago-workers-remote-kastle-security-system-downtown-return

I could go on and on.

Do you have anything other than your own opinion that crime and crappy public transportation have 0% to do with workers wanting to work from home?

I NEVER SAID it was 0%. But…1% would be way too high…

“Can’t get them back?” Can’t they just say, “You need to come in?”

I also never said everyone’s rent was up, but businesses choosing to not pay rent/or greatly reducing their rent/operating costs is certainly a significant part of the equation. Larger than rioters I’m almost certain.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #100 on: July 20, 2023, 01:07:57 PM »
Quote from: murphstahoe on July 20, 2023, 12:06:59 PM
Did you take the Metra to the Loop to go to that restaurant?

Fuck no. I live in the country, evidently where we shoot all the brown people.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #101 on: July 20, 2023, 01:48:53 PM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on July 20, 2023, 12:58:07 PM
I NEVER SAID it was 0%. But…1% would be way too high…

“Can’t get them back?” Can’t they just say, “You need to come in?”

I also never said everyone’s rent was up, but businesses choosing to not pay rent/or greatly reducing their rent/operating costs is certainly a significant part of the equation. Larger than rioters I’m almost certain.

Then they quit.

I think you are wrong on the last part. The articles seem to bear out the frustrations of getting people back into the office.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #102 on: July 20, 2023, 01:57:01 PM »
Quote from: ThePAMan on July 20, 2023, 12:40:50 PM
Apparently every business' office lease was conveniently up during COVID? Ok....

There are nine million articles out there about companies struggling to get office workers back.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/business/return-to-office-remote-work.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/office-remote-work-new-york-11657130765

https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2023/2/8/23591734/office-occupancies-chicago-workers-remote-kastle-security-system-downtown-return

I could go on and on.

Do you have anything other than your own opinion that crime and crappy public transportation have 0% to do with workers wanting to work from home?

Companies want the workers back in the office because some bean counter is freaking out that they are paying rent for offices that are empty.

As for "crime and crappy public transportation" - not much crime in Santa Clara County, and Google, Apple, and Facebook provide private shuttles to their offices from all over the Bay Area. And those campuses are still quite empty. All three companies just built huge new campuses and are twisting themselves into knots to get employees to come use them, and employees are pushing back. To the point they are begging them to come in 3 days a week, not 5, and the employees are still sort of pissed.

The only reason anyone goes to Google is because they get free food.
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #103 on: July 20, 2023, 01:58:07 PM »
Quote from: Chickengeorge on July 20, 2023, 01:07:57 PM
Fuck no. I live in the country, evidently where we shoot all the brown people.

It's a truism in America that people who live nowhere near big cities are the pre-eminent experts on big cities
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Re: WTF is wrong with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson?
« Reply #104 on: July 20, 2023, 02:00:08 PM »
Quote from: murphstahoe on July 20, 2023, 01:58:07 PM
It's a truism in America that people who live nowhere near big cities are the pre-eminent experts on big cities

Are you saying I implied I'm an expert on big cities? If so, I'd like to see my quote on that.
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