Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot claims to be an ‘uber’-progressive politician, however, her decision to raise fees by 74 percent on rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft (which went into effect January 1, 2020) is the antithesis of so-called progressivism.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, progressivism is defined as “a social or political movement that aims to represent the interests of ordinary people through political change and the support of government actions.” Hiking fees on passengers who choose to use rideshare services in Chicago is in stark opposition to the “interests of ordinary people.”
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