Chaotic confrontation erupts between residents, mayor in Harvey, Illinois

Business owners in Harvey say they are being slapped with unnecessary fees-but city leaders said they need the money. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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[@puddincup9879]

I'm so disgusted with these corrupt politicians. However, I'm proud of the citizens for standing up!

[@spankbuda3769]

These are business owners and not the citizens of Harvey. If you have been to Harvey and have known about Harvey's history you would know that corruption, crime, abandoned properties, etc. have been going on for decades. They're turning these suburbs into a soap opera to get media attention.

[@ryansgaychicago]

We're trying

[@AndreAnyone]

We know where they mayor's relatives sleep at night 😉😘

[@only1hardin]

That cop foul for grabbing that man like that by the back of his neck.

[@bbrcummins1984]

Exactly 💯 percent

[@ACEWilliams-mh4tp]

I wonder how he would feel if somebody were to grab him behind his fat black neck

[@cheekscheeks5840]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@mike-uw6wt]

He was resisting.

[@arthurd6495]

"""cop"""

[@lammy9733]

Politicians never seem to want to spend money properly. Their only answer is raise taxes and add fees to offset their misappropriation

[@DeclareRestore]

And people keep paying

[@thefucrew9865]

Only with blaqistanians as mayors or leaders.

[@ICallItAsItIs]

Yep, the sad thing is that we let them. Maybe that whole conspiracy about fluoride in our water isn't really a conspiracy.

[@thefucrew9865]

@@ICallItAsItIs , it's not a conspiracy. It has been proven as factual. However, one just has to look at the contracts signed, to see who is responsible for what. Simple. Litigation should now be happening, to recover the money owed by the business owners/renters&leasees...or from the city/owners of the properties.

[@Chicago48]

Harvey is a very poor city, very poor. They need help badly.

[@sallychambers3594]

No mayor you are corrupt. No it is not safety it is all about the money

[@thegreyhoundgirls536]

And power

[@sallychambers3594]

@@thegreyhoundgirls536 true they go hand in hand

[@lestersloan2758]

Mayor needs investigated

[@carolinematusevich889]

Guarantee that he's pocketing that "business license" money. Probably those property taxes too.

[@markmay1655]

The usual suspects running the city

[@CEOkiller]

Mayor needs to be recalled…

[@nickhill8612]

Just like the so called Super Mayor WOW.

[@JamusChristus]

The mayor doesn't wield that much control. It's the city manager's job to administer taxes, etc.

[@Raymond-zz5pi]

Watch that big cop try to man handle the speaker, until he realizes the phone cameras are rolling and removes his hand from the back of his neck. THIS is why police lose respect across the country.

[@todddanforth8853]

💯

[@lsaanaconda1]

quit poppin your chops and sit down

[@TT64NOVASS]

​@@lsaanaconda1 why , thugass cops !

[@Snuffaluffagis]

@@lsaanaconda1 blah blah blah 💩🕳

[@ripxburn]

Either you rise up against tyrrany or be a pawn for the state as a police officer.Remember your oath.

[@thefucrew9865]

Citizens, and business owners, are getting sick and tired of the politicians screwing them.

[@lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527]

About time if you ask me.

[@Hippitidippity]

No they're getting mad with their mayor screwing them over because she can't manage anything and no one is trying to remove her

[@bubbajones4522]

The citizens made the mistake of approaching these ghetto rat politicians on their own venue when surrounded by their police enforcers. Also, allowing these people to attain a position of power will never end well.

[@TonyRobins-y6k]

AND GETTING ROBBED BY THOSE CRIMINAL WELFARE QUEENS

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

if you don't acknowledge the GOD Endowed RIGHTS of the PERSON then you are extinguishing YOUR OWN RIGHTS & removing the FIRST BEST & LAST RESTRAINT on gov't powers so boo hoo hoo nice to see some of you get what you give the poor & your paying "customers" read slaves every day

[@cedricjackson7521]

He is another Tiffany Henyard and this is basically extortion. Is hard to pay property taxes when they can’t get their business license.

[@soulbrothanumbahone]

From what I'm told by some people that I know in Harvey, he makes Tiffany look like a choir girl. This guy has so many skeletons in his open closet. He was operating behind the scenes like this whereas Tiffany was blatant and in your face with her crimes.

[@seanrhone5306]

WTF is the cop grabbing that man by the neck? He is speaking at a public event!

[@graciepooressing3404]

Right?!?!

[@SeekingGreetings]

Yikes!!!!😮

[@ambassadorbarnes9760]

Wow,i said the same thing…how dare he, that is a tyrant move, these officers are going overboard.let’s find out who he is

[@Jixaw27]

He went to the Derek Chauvin school of policing

[@charlespiper9291]

Isn’t that a race crime committed by ghetto popo?

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

The mayor is violating separation of church and state. Where did he get his legal advice? Fire him.

[@ThriftyCHNR]

You are wrong. Religious institutions can't go INTO state. However, if the property of a church is using public services then they do need to pay.

[@ignatzmuskrat3000]

@@ThriftyCHNR This is confusing. Even 501 C don't pay property taxes. The Feds will prosecute violations of Church mingling in politics. It happened during Bush admin. They dissolved the church.

[@leticialaumboy7526]

🎤 drop ​@@ThriftyCHNR

[@TheTravAbides]

Courts continually rule you can’t be removed like that. Morons and thugs.

[@ryansgaychicago]

Right!

[@TheZombaslaya]

IL property taxes are already way too high.

[@drowe2]

I had to fact check you, and you are 100% right. On Zillow, I found a home for sale for $83,000 (924sf) and the property tax is $3,500/year

[@BDUBZ49]

How are they supposed to raise money to pay the fees if you force their businesses closed?

[@stevegonzo2091]

Exactly!

[@KingSpaceySprockets]

Yep that’s why Harvey will always be Harvey.

[@TheRealAwestBeats]

Im baffled at this mayor. He dont want a properly working economy in his city if every business is shut down 😂

[@shadowphantom2567]

I'm not a lawyer, but it would seem to me requiring a church to get a license, which is basically a permit, most likely violates the freedom of religion under the constitution. Doing this would make us China where churches have to get government permission to operate, and I believe the constitution would strictly prohibit this, and open this Mayor and the Village up to civil liability.

[@daviddruggish271]

Keep ignoring greed. Its called Denial.

[@mistresslara7285]

Politicians treating citizens like we are just mere peasants who work for them. So sick of this.

[@JoeyGambella]

I see nothing but privileged people who are making innocent people suffer

[@cheekscheeks5840]

High way robbery

[@cococinnamon2236]

Hey hair cuts are so expensive this days look how major Johnson spend 3 on cutting his hair

[@supergenerationgamers]

This is what happens when you put people in charge of your life that have no right leading it. What the f*** did you think was going to happen when you gave that much power to people over you ?

[@thefucrew9865]

How do you think the city will pay for city operation, maintenance, and utilities, if they never get these back taxes from these businesses ??? It really is a property issue. Put yourself in the city's shoes, as the owner of the property, where people don't want to pay the rental/leasing fees agreed to in the contract they signed with you. Will you just let them rent/lease/stay for free ??? Will you constantly lose money ???

[@UShypocrisyBSmanagement]

@@thefucrew9865 what about oversight from misspending as well as Chicago being a city thats known to be a hotbed of corruption on state and federal levels. There’s many more nuances than just pay your property taxes but you know this. Stop kowtowing to corrupt city leaders especially a city that’s in degradation. Using blanket statements isn’t as black and white as you make it out to be.

[@puddincup9879]

Unlike other races, we take accountability and stand up when we see the error. Everyone isn't a rural, numb minded racist cult member

[@aszi2003]

Really? These "politicians" legalized gambling and weed, tax the f out of it and the reason for that was so they wouldn't raise taxes on the people! The city needs to learn how to do MATH and balance a budget. We are not their bank account. When the heck are people going to wake up to the fact this they are stealing from us? They get plenty of money from tax payers with nothing but stories on the back end of THEM ripping us off.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

100%- they elect scumbags & then complain that the scumbags are being scumbags to them instead of who they want the scumbags to be scumbags to... looks good on everyone who puts these scumbags in power

[@ddave7026]

If it's a federal law saying you can't tax a religious institution, who does this mayor think he is that he can supersede federal law. You can't do that.

[@ricosuave3565]

I with you. It's a non-profit religious organization. I think it's a 501c organization.

[@RafaelDiaz-e7z]

Meanwhile corporations from overseas that come here are tax free!could name a few

[@bohkhuj9247]

Exactly

[@myd0gr3x]

the Police that grabbed the neck needs to be charged with aggravated assault and false arrest and false imprisonment and and and...

[@porscheguy3820]

Um it is run blacks nothing will happen

[@rebeccamartin2399]

Also violated his rights to free speech.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

yeah but that is never going to happen- they are criminals with badges & you don't get to see what that POS does when he is sealing with people NOT in view of a million cameras & smart phones

[@jeffreyscottsgames9308]

First thing is. someone should stand up call the police out be like hold up your here for us not them our taxes go to your paychecks not them so stand down.

[@shingitai5882]

The irony is if the taxes are to high and you destroy businesses, you can’t collect any tax and any new businesses will go somewhere else!🙄🤡😂🤣

[@ryansgaychicago]

That's what I'm saying!

[@757CitiesReppa]

That’s where “chains” come in. Big national chains will takeover these “small businesses” parcels of land…and voila.

[@charlespittsjr604]

See how they grabbed him ?

[@ritatharp5238]

Why doesn't government know how to balance their budget?!?!?!?!

[@johnkellet9245]

Is this a democratic town?

[@cococinnamon2236]

They used it for Hair cuts

[@ritatharp5238]

​@@johnkellet9245 of course it's a democratic town, what was your first clue?!?!?!?!

[@johnkellet9245]

@@ritatharp5238 good point

[@1motomanic]

Their only goal is to keep making government bigger so they can control everything and everyone.

[@MatteBlack2024]

In tragic Harvey, who has $2500 a month other than elected people and gangsters?

[@Centurion305]

Tiffany and Chris are living proof that blk privileged is real. Any other politician with this much attention to their corruption would've been in court by now

[@SteveSummers92688]

Get real black private rules. Tiffany and her crew will never see a day in court. Feel sorry for the business owners.And the residents stupid enough not to move out of there as fast as they can.You have to understand these kind of politicians.Only see the residence and don't matter what color the residence is or how poor the resident is as victims and as chumps, and as people to be ripped off.As much as possible get that through your head

[@swgame2511]

Ignorant comment

[@dab-m7h]

Cry me a river

[@tanny1229]

@@dab-m7h Can't help themselves.

[@jmfia2391]

Keep living in your false reality.

[@duckling4393]

What? City can't inspect churches? The church I attend gets annual inspections.

[@Renee.Samuels88]

$700 for a business registration fee???😕

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

SHAZAM & just like that detroit happens in Illinois

[@diana_prince_1]

And $2500 a month in property taxes..

[@ericbrett3095]

Extortion is a good word to describe this.

[@ShroudoftheLogos]

lmfao. This must be the last White guy in Harvey. Everyone else moved out 30 years ago.

[@sheilalewis1133]

Lol. I'm seeing alot in Markham. I don't know if it's always been that way and I was just hanging in the blk section or it's always been that way.

[@AntoAbar-pj3nz]

These local governments are the worst organize crime syndicates

[@scottgeene1770]

Sounds like the government of that town spent all of the money and funds and now they're desperately scrambling trying to fill the bank of reserves back up. What better way than to pull teeth from the people

[@ironaddicted]

That sounds like chicago

[@Chris-lf9dl]

License for a church? WTH? Next thing he might ask for Is entrance fee to attend the church. Unbelievable!!!

[@ChristineKiral]

WAKANDA BABY 😂💯

[@truthtorpedo4068]

Wakanda is a fictional place in Africa beloved. Don't become fixated to the point that it makes you DELUSIONAL!

[@ChristineKiral]

@@truthtorpedo4068 I WOULDN'T DREAM OF IT😂

[@TsarAndroNovaVonTacoCat]

​@@truthtorpedo4068... When your truths get torpedoed

[@eligreg99]

Property taxes are such a scam. That’s what we should really focus on. Get rid of that garbage we pay taxes with everything we buy already

[@theoBaba773]

😂 dont work in harvey

[@robinmcclure6984]

Playing the Tiffany Henyard card

[@JoseLopez-rx8kh]

Why would anyone want to live in that crappy village

[@JoseLopez-rx8kh]

@@quaithom3138 then start electing better candidates and if you can't don't complain

[@sheilalewis1133]

@@JoseLopez-rx8kh what makes you think the other candidate was any less corrupt?

[@JoseLopez-rx8kh]

@@sheilalewis1133 ask for term limits and recalls

[@Necropheliac]

Do they know there are cities in the U.S. that don’t charge property taxes? I’ve always paid property taxes to the county but if my city started charging property taxes I’d get out ASAP. There’s other places to live and operate a business.

[@A3Kr0n]

City leaders aren't stupid enough to tax churches. That's an instant lose lawsuit.

[@stuckgrenadepin.225]

Kicking someone out of a city council meeting is too, didn’t stop them.

[@TCW838]

Apparently they are. A business license is a tax.

[@billwilson-es5yn]

​@@stuckgrenadepin.225It's legal for cities and counties to remove citizens from public meetings for being disruptive. They can be shown the door when they want to talk about something different than what's being discussed or continue to talk after their allotted time has expired. They also can have people removed for using abusive language.

[@stuckgrenadepin.225]

@@billwilson-es5yn no, they cannot remove people for language. That is a first amendment violation. A citizen has a right to redress their grievances, whether a mayor or council likes what they are saying or not.

[@jeffreyscottsgames9308]

@@billwilson-es5yn disruptive? They wont budge on fees that everyone has a problem with. They are there to serve the people not the other way around

[@doylefoust4802]

Unfair taxes without equal representation ask Boston how that worked out

[@emilianozapataa4184]

The governor needs to be investigated, he’s been turning a blind eye to all the corruption going on in the state for a good reason.

[@SpreadingLoveAndLight]

The governor appointed him

[@IndestructibleNopal]

We all need the money

[@Aaaaaayyyyyyyyy]

Male version of Tiffany Henyard. At least he wont need 30k to spend on his hair like Brandon Johnson.

[@yseson_]

Theyre connected under Thorton township which she runs like a mob

[@Americca_Is_Doomed]

Looks like the mayor and the cops all need to be adjusted ...................

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

by millennials & boomers

[@Asiablue]

Follow the money 💰 Where is it going? What is it being used for? Who is responsible?

[@promeitheus]

Exactly. Why are property tax rates double that of similar municipalities?

[@cococinnamon2236]

They use all that money for haircut

[@seanahmed9079]

Its such a vicious cycle. Here in Chicago it is always so sad for me to see hard working neighborhood stores go out of business and have that yellow sign....does the city not want a successful economy? Stope making things so hard for hardworkig people

[@FlavesGarage]

Why is it that other suburbs don't have these issues that Harvey and Dolton have ? Hmm I think we all know why 😂

[@alphaomega5909]

Actually I read news across America. Theres recently a couple smalk Southern CAUCASIAN Conservative towns going the same way. Its not political nor Ethnicity one way or the other. 😊

[@deenutz-vo3bd]

Black Christian democrats

[@maskgirlz9248]

Dolton and Harvey been poor for a long time

[@ArtVandalay-ly2si]

​@@alphaomega5909which ones 😊

[@nastashavalentinodefranco2990]

Actually you sound ridiculous, it's just polarized because they are BLACK! do your research before you make stupid statements, WHITE MAYOR'S do it all the time. Knock it off. Trust me the white ones get caught as well.

[@marystecky2013]

Harvey ,Dolton , and Chicago look what they have in common !!!!

[@arnethaearl8468]

The corruption is real 😳

[@scottgeene1770]

Why were those black cops abusing that white man?

[@karensback]

💯

[@autoklashkinov]

Cuz cops are all the same no matter what color they are

[@stuckgrenadepin.225]

Because the courts have ruled that police departments can legally discriminate in hiring based on intelligence because the more intelligence a person possesses, the more likely they are to realize an order is unlawful/unconstitutional and to question or refuse those orders. Also that police officers don’t have to understand the laws they are employed to enforce. Most police end up just being the goon squad for whatever corrupt mayor just happens to be in office.

[@tommywatson1527]

Hahahahahaha

[@dr.winstonsmith]

Privilege

[@stephenj.schneider5185]

So these people want to "keep their businesses open" but not pay their property taxes. Yeah ok. smfh

[@Musicdudeyoutub]

$700 for a business license?? For a church??? So you can afford to inspect it? Why aren't they honest? Just say: there are too many freeloaders here, we are broke.

[@fedup1480]

So these business owners are delinquent on paying their taxes but the city is in the wrong. PAY YOUR TAXES

[@diamondlife5825]

If you don't have the tax money, you absolutely don't have the $700 fee for not paying taxes...

[@fedup1480]

@diamondlife5825 What happens if you don't make your house payment or taxes you lose your home. A business is no different.

[@edbrodzinski3638]

It’s called over taxation! Taxation without representation

[@stuckgrenadepin.225]

Shouldn’t be paying property taxes in the first place. We need to reduce the size and scope of government, then the money issues fix themselves. Smaller government, less taxes, increase in commerce.

[@futtbucker96]

No taxation without representation. The theme of the last 15 years.

[@noelcastillo1092]

It says be civil and be respectful. Yea ok. They don’t respect business owners nor the residents. They not like us.

[@TheZipeedoo]

The logic: close down the business, so they can't generate revenue, as a path toward forcing them to pay money they're not earning.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

some people just don't math

[@bigdogsportingtonyb2833]

They voted them in so you get what you voted for

[@myd0gr3x]

who voted for slavery 🤔

[@jerryemt2001]

Not everyone in this town voted for this crap. But I assume you have access to voter records.

[@kevink3975]

@@myd0gr3xhuh ? I do love it when blacks try to run things total chaos

[@markrussell480]

That's not totally true. I didn't vote biden but got him anyways.

[@markrussell480]

@LewdDewd-xw8gv Which wouldn't be all bad if the monies were spent In America instead of giving terrorist's countries monies. I'm at odds with the monies. They" gov" tell me they have no money and send Billions world wide? That- this doesn't add up for me.

[@fw1421]

City leaders need to live off the taxes they receive. Excessive government costs are choking the American people.

[@akeem2752]

"I'm 24 years young!"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dr.winstonsmith]

I thought she was in her 30s.

[@Durka-Durka]

She sounds uneducated

[@sgtmcc6]

And an illegal.

[@pythomas29]

Is this another Dalton??? Or the same situation? I swear 2024 is NOT a real place!! 😂😢 it’s not funny at this point.

[@DeclareRestore]

Communism

[@FutureNurseBriNikki]

This is 7 min from Dolton .

[@ACEWilliams-mh4tp]

Each year that follows is worser than the last year that past

[@tdbass2968]

@@ACEWilliams-mh4tp "worser"?? The education system has got much worser too apparently. 🤦‍♂

[@stuckgrenadepin.225]

It’s chicago lite. Race based voting by low info/low iq voters that watch too much “news” propaganda.

[@hmotri]

Pay your taxes

[@alphaomega5909]

Not DOLTON this time? 😅

[@MrJoshuaValentinebaby]

Typical

[@soulbrothanumbahone]

Isn't strangulation against the law? I thought it was, and that officer strangled the first speaker that was shown. Not to mention denying him his freedom of speech. Speaking a little loudly in anger does not constitute disorderly conduct to justify arrest, detainment or removal from a public forum on public property.

[@charlespiper9291]

Policeman Pookie don’t fight criminals only citizens with questions

[@technomage6736]

Ah so they're actually trying to collect on delinquent taxes? OK so it's not like they're just screwing with people. These people know, or at least SHOULD know, what the deal is. If you owe then you owe, are we really surprised there would be penalties? I mean I thought that was normal. 🤷‍♂️

[@crinklecut3790]

They’re also trying to make churches pay for business licenses. Churches are not businesses, and they’re tax exempt.

[@troymash8109]

There's way more to it, junior. You just fell off the truck, didn't ya? Good lord.

[@technomage6736]

@troymash8109 You could always do the mature thing and correct me. Heck I'm no expert, maybe there's something I'm missing.

[@promeitheus]

Harvey had the highest 2019 effective tax rates among the 11 selected suburban municipalities, at 6.49% for residential property and 16.74% for commercial property; Nine of the selected Cook County suburban municipalities experienced reductions in commercial effective tax rates between 2018 and 2019.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

when the joint becomes another detroit please return & give us some more of your genius takes on how a corrupt as f=q DEI race based elected official is a genius for implementing extortion as a business model to take care of budget deficits... the future is as predictable as you jumping off a cliff & saying look birds have wings they aren't harmed by it & you are a human far superior than a simple bird or a fly

[@Zero_Point_Energy1]

How can they pay their taxes if they can’t do business?!

[@deangarcia449]

You get what you vote for!

[@nicolewashington1811]

Property Taxes must be paid... The young lady thats 24 might be in over her head.

[@tdbass2968]

She speaks like an uneducated gangbanger so that should definitely tell you something.

[@2FeCarbon]

She had no good reason why she hasn't paid them either, he has an accountant and bookkeeper, you can't operate without them. She's not doing something right.

[@commentandlikedistributor]

they made It sound to me like she just inherited the business

[@sheilalewis1133]

taxation is theft but ok. They got y'all so used to being robbed that y'all are fighting for your own demise.

[@nicolewashington1811]

@@sheilalewis1133 Ok... So lead the way... And help these folks. Since you have a solution for them. Glad you got them!!

[@UncleBen-h2y]

“Safety” is why they need a business license? 🤡🤡🤡😂😂😂

[@rebeccamartin2399]

Almost sounds like a mob style threat.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

extortion & choking out a B*tch is how the DEI race based politicians deal with budget deficits I mean really f=q economics business & simple math... f=q all that complicated sh*t

[@drjekelmrhyde]

Why wasn't they paying the taxes?

[@promeitheus]

The rates are double that of similar municipalities. Where is the money going? That’s the real question

[@cococinnamon2236]

Yeah but hair cuts are so expensive these days

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

when they land in another county/state that actually provides services so that local businesses can turn a profit instead of being extorted to make incompetent idiots rich for the service of bankrupting mom & pop stores then you will be able to count on TWO things: 1. The letter you send them asking that question will arrive at its destination having been carried on functioning roads & infrastructure paid for by the taxpayers who were NOT extorted by a corrupt as f=q DEI race based elected politician who knows all about choking out a B*tch & implementing all kinds of extortion schemes in a "stable genius" way of addressing budget deficits & public debt & interest obligations but he = KNOWS NOTHING about economics business & simple math... and bcuz the business you send it to will be paying a reasonable fee for a license hence having an address & doing business generating revenue [THAT PAYS FOR TAXES BTW] in that county/state AND 2. You will NOT be getting an answer or return letter & that has nothing to do with bozo the corrupt as f=q DEI Race based elected mayor NOT doing his job & illinois starting to look like detroit mi

[@michaelgonzalez2656]

These pos politicians

[@ernestfox4880]

How did it get to this point? Is this city in debt? Who can investigate? I think there is something else going on here and the mayor is involved. These businesses are being levied so that real estate and corporations can "save the day" 🤔

[@thefucrew9865]

These businesses signed contracts to pay "x" amount of taxes, and property costs, when they first opened. They may have had some difficult times, due to the "covid" thing, and signed off on a new "payment plan". However, some of these businesses being closed down will not offer them any income...that they are using to pay the city....so, they will close down and leave, and only pay the money that they owe as they want to. Which will also keep those properties closed for the duration of the contract, because no new businesses will be allowed to move in - due to contractual obligations between the businesses and the city (if they are paying taxes - or being charged for actually being tenants on those properties - their "space" is technically "occupied"). This is a lose-lose situation for the city. No one will be taking a business chance with the city now....nor do the old businesses want to keep doing business with the city.

[@TBD3.0]

Every single state is in debt some more than others.

[@promeitheus]

Harvey has unusually high commercial property tax rates. It’s no surprise that businesses are delinquent.

[@coldskoolbeatz]

Wow! They even going after the church for the bread.😂😂😂 This is what happens when you vote for people just because they look like you.🤷🏾‍♂

[@willardbennett8255]

👍💵💵👹

[@LatandriaShogelola]

Stop voting based on color

[@igeo212]

How do you know they all did? Assumptions?🤡

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

​@@igeo212they literally say they do. Now go away , you probably from Europe and know nothing about America.

[@markgolden6265]

Who else ran? If no other than one color ran you might have a point! You have to have voted leaders. Find a white or Latino candidate before you make assumptions!

[@igeo212]

@@10MM-MAGAMAN-420 No one in the video said how they voted ignorant pos.

[@igeo212]

@@10MM-MAGAMAN-420 Not one person in the video said how they voted. More assumptions from another pos clown.

[@ImIm-ns4xq]

Rip nick Graves

[@Tokyo_Marshall_Official]

Is there any good black mayor's?

[@elsierodgers4874]

Pay your taxes.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

yeah without a business license I don't think that is going to happen but hey when the place turns into detroit tell me how its all whitey's fault

[@franand]

Pay your taxes but get nothing in return, Harvey is a dump I hope all the business take their tax dollars elsewhere

[@tracycase4520]

All smiles when voting in the DEI candidate until you find out it doesn't have the qualities to lead.

[@sheilalewis1133]

harvey's always had a black mayor. what are you talking about?

[@Mrs.H312]

What about your non dei candidates that do the same thing ?

[@Mrs.H312]

@@sheilalewis1133 it's a general question

[@jimharrow8104]

Affirmative Action on steroids...

[@PresidentNotSoSure]

Soon the ordinary people are going to be pursuing politicians in the streets

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

the millennials & their boomer progenitors... that is LOLH when they are not busy putting these tyrants in office under the rubric of DEI they are taking everyone's weapons... they are the JUDAS GOATS... that are even more JUDAS GOATS than JUDAS GOATS and after they have all the people who put them in power slaughtered they themselves will submit to their own march to the slaughterhouses when all the JUDAS GOATS are no longer req'd for the tyrants to take totalitarian control over the people here in the USA

[@sheilalewis1133]

I believe that.

[@ingridlolies4318]

This has a bigger impact than the drama reported. Business owners keep the local economy rolling. Businesses can't hire or maintain their employees. There're less goods and available services . The backbone of the city deteriorates and collapses.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

YOU GOT IT >>> THAT IS the plan & if they can make places in illinois exactly like detroit mi they will be happy as pigs in sh*t >>> their only problem is how difficult it has been to make all of america detroit mi

[@pitbossea]

You do business in Harvey you are asking to get robbed.

[@bmaul62deepsea16]

How long will we allow this to continue?

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

its boomers & millennials you are hinging your hopes upon dude... = forever + a day!

[@DoctorWu-sq6un]

Post and make public the city council's salaries. There is your answer!

[@mireillenavarro4187]

IT SOUNDS EXTORSION

[@redmanr5522]

0:20 when that cop put his hands on him, it really infuriated me

[@Freedom1rn]

Move your business out of

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

BINGO!

[@biggb3921]

Can’t run your business because you don’t pay your taxes?… well then pay your taxes

[@janicehraga]

Anyone notice the obvious

[@popegreg23]

Honestly I have zero sympathy for the churches. It's a measly $700. They don't pay property taxes so they get free fire and police protection and other city services. They do not contribute to the upkeep of the roads either. But most of these churches have pastors who live very large.

[@cococinnamon2236]

I guess mayor Johnson can spend over 30K for hair cuts and that’s not a problem ok 👍

[@rebeccamartin2399]

And some who preach politics, those should be taxed.

[@popegreg23]

@@cococinnamon2236 Who tf is Mayor Johnson? Christopher Clark is the mayor of Harvey, which is what the story is about.

[@cococinnamon2236]

@@popegreg23 democrat

[@stacy8128]

Seems to be alot of underhanded things going on there, maybe has something to so with what they have put in charge of things

[@Frodofinds]

Chicago politics are bleeding out of the suburbs. Keep voting Democrats! lol

[@ritatharp5238]

I don't understand why they keep voting for Democrats to run anything?

[@chadakoin1]

A real Harvey dangerfield.

[@ronpearson998]

I didn't hear which political party was doing this to their citizens? Oh, I forgot it's Illinois. Go figure.

[@TBD3.0]

Blue wild guess.

[@jameshall915]

They are both owned by the WEF.. The organization that stole over 100 billion and counting and gave it to Ukraine and Israel.

[@sheilalewis1133]

Both sides doing this in illinois. these are just the ones you're hearing about. One side's a little slicker with their corruption but it's happening all over this state.

[@TBD3.0]

@LewdDewd-xw8gv Not necessarily 100% of the time.

[@NOTIMPRESSED2018]

Oh fawk NO...this is unacceptable and the public servant that used excessive force will be prosecuted!

[@tubekxb]

Those people can't be put in charge of anything without it going to pieces.

[@sharrison2593]

So what's the excuse for the highest ranking government officials, since everyone can see it's crashing and burning? What about THOSE people? You know, the so called Hi IQ people, the superior ones, etc. etc. etc.

[@sheilalewis1133]

what people?

[@tentrickspony8925]

🙋how was that not police brutality ?

[@missf4681]

You will own nothing and be happy. How did you think they where going to do it ir did you think they where kidding. Well now you know they are not

[@glockdude5472]

The left still says that’s a conspiracy theory. They won’t admit they were wrong until they’re headed down the tracks in a boxcar.

[@Padoinky]

If the biz owners are w/holding their property tax payments in protest of specific failures of the municipal government to fulfill their obligations, then they should file a group lawsuit… otherwise, pay your taxes…. NO ONE EATS FOR FREE