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> citizens to ask meaningful questions about the finances of their local government.

is there a demand for this. I live in cook country. I really don't want to ask these questions. Not sure what I get out of asking these questions other than anger and frustration.

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Municipal bond rating agencies should be a client of such data.

And if not the rating agencies, people who invest in municipal bonds.

if all the citizens can ask these questions, I think it will make a difference.

and of course, the follow-up questions. Like who.

Then anything you plan is doomed from the start. If companies start slipping cyanide into their food it would take at least 20 years for people to stop buying it. Getting everyone to simply do your thing while they're busy with their own life is a fool's errand.

> if all the citizens can ask these questions, I think it will make a difference.

Our major just appointed some pastor to a high level position in CTA( local train system) as some sort of patronage.

Thats the a level things operate in our govt here. I am skeptical that some sort of data enlightenment in citenzery via llm is what is need for change.

edit: looks like the pastor buckled today https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/24/pastor-criticized-fo...

Most people won't care most of the time. But if the local government cuts the budget for something you like and says "We couldn't find the money," you may care that year.

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