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Chris Goodman
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Associate Professor @ NIU. Public finance & local govts. Special districts, mostly. 🚴

📍 Chicagoland
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That’s just an occasion to bust out the snowshoes!
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
-7° C, for the rest of the world.
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fun fact: TX property tax per capita is about the same as IL ($2200 vs $2600). That's a lot of revenue to potentially lose and no income tax backstop.
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'll note that many of us (not in law but in academic public finance) have advocated for passive investment strategies for years. Few, if any, actively managed plans beat the S&P.
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This implies there's a "The Interview"- style movie to be made about Trump in this era. Silver linings, I suppose.
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wait until you find out about the sales tax exemptions to buy graphics cards...

It's not just property taxes.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
With a runny egg or two. Perfect.

(I had that for dinner last night.)
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I don't do this often because, well, they don't last long. It's probably not great to eat that much oil and fermented soy in such a short period.
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The store with an apartment, up against a hill—dead giveaway.
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM