Chicago's head tax was long called a job killer, but is there evidence to back that up?

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Dec. 12, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Dec. 12, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/12/corporate-head-tax-brandon-johnson-2026-proposed-budget-job-killer-claim

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] For as long as it’s been alive, Chicago’s employer head tax has been derided — in one colorful way or another — as a job killer. “It’s much...