Mike Cumbee

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@sm23 @Ecnerwal23 Sorry, limited to characters.. but everything has to be approved before it starts. The gov’t entity gets final say on what is covered and what isn’t through contracts and PO approval processes. The problem is those studies are 2-3 years old because IL is incompetent

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@sm23 @Ecnerwal23 That’s how most projects work. They have done infrastructure and economic studies, despite the media coverage. You negotiate a top dollar amount the gov’t is willing to help with and then you give the hard numbers as the project begins. Maybe the the full $850 is used. Maybe not

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@SoundsGoudaaa As a Bears fan, I think you’ll be better than last year but not same tier as the Rams. I’m not sure anyone is this year if they’re fully healthy.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@matulig @firstroundmock Not at all. Most people were calling for Eberflus to be fired before Caleb set foot on an NFL field. Also, clearly referring to Thomas Brown as the HC/OC who never called an offense and was in way over his skis. Might be hard to keep up if you don’t watch football.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@BigKen472 @joelthemingway Btw.. the Bears paid $200M upfront because they’re a private business that did it the right way and didn’t ask for handouts. The fact that they were willing to foot over 1/3 of the bill for a building they don’t own actually speaks volumes.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@BigKen472 @joelthemingway 23 years ago the city originally owed $356M in principal. Thats now $534M because they didn’t make their payments and refinanced several times. All the while the city makes roughly $50M a year off the stadium, but uses all proceeds for pet projects. Clueless.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@averyeseverson @JRlotsofnumbers But the average salary for a Gen Z with a 4-yr degree in Bachelor of Arts is $67k and median is $65k . Even if we stick with the $39k which likely includes high schoolers and kids in college, there's a 4BR in Whittier for $2,350 or $587/mo pp. Very doable on $3250/mo salary.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@averyeseverson Would you agree that someone making $39k shouldn't be getting a median level 1BR rent? Get a 4br flat with roommates. Chicago, for instance, in Wicker Park, which is a nice neighborhood, you can get a 4BR for $3,400/mo or $850 pp.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@veryrareluffy @PackersRunNFC Correct, but the graphic says that Odunze played 17 games then projected all the per game stats based off that number.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@VentureFlyGuy @SoundsGoudaaa To say Stafford is injury prone is wild. He has played in 239 out of 272 games over his 17 year career, all 17 last year, and 48 out of 51 games the last 3 seasons.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@BartonRMShaw Before you say, well something would go there. They estimated about 2,000 residential units could go there. The average tax bill in AH is about $7,400 or $14.8M (wash) without any of the addt'l revenue streams or new business driven by having a major sports team driving commerce.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@BartonRMShaw Because if they don't invest there, then you only get the $3.5M current tax for undeveloped land. By the Bears trying to lock-in tax certainty around $14M, the area is actually getting a 300% tax increase that can be used for the community.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@DomeSki88 @JamesFox917 The Bears paid their $200M debt years ago. The State and City took on $430M in debt because they own the building/land and generate profit from parking, concerts, sporting events, Bears games, etc. The City/State refinanced their debt several times and never paid off the debt.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@themeparktrib @JamesFox917 Hundreds of Millions of debt that is owed by the city. The Bears paid their share off years ago because they are financially responsible. The City of Chicago refinanced their debt several times and never paid the debt, instead using the money for pet projects.

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@botzarelli @AngelaOnALeash It’s freezing for water not clothes humans. 32 and I’m wearing Jeans a nice Irish wool sweater, maybe a light jacket.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@Wicken_Chings @Azrael44550250 @ErwinHugger I’d say it stretches further north. Tennessee and Kentucky are also hilariously inept at a light dusting of snow.

[Mike Cumbee @_Cumbee]

@Randoms404 @FertigNeverDies Okay and today it’s $2.59 and the starting wage is $18/hr for a crew member. You can get a McDouble for $2.99. Both scenarios, one hour of work gets you roughly 7 hamburgers.