And government regulators were slapping him with fees, fines, and taxes.
Getting a handle on the increases in taxes, fees, fines and other revenue-raising measures is also tricky.
They could plummet further if car use keeps dropping.Cities that bank on parking fees, fines and road tolls may have to find other ways to balance the books.
He also raised fees, fines and rates but steered clear of property- and sales-tax increases.To finish what he started, Mr Emanuel must win re-election.
He estimates that he has spent $20,000 on immigration fees, fines and legal costs, most of it borrowed from an uncle.
The rest has been found by raising new revenue, whether through new or increased fees, fines, charges or (whisper it) taxes.
In that time he's racked up a bill of some $1m in fees, fines and interest which he refuses to pay.
In addition, a report released by Senate Democrats this week said the budget had $8.3 billion worth of taxes, fees, fines and other measures, including actions like expanding the bottle bill to include nickel deposits on bottles of water.
Another major improvement included in the new lease, Mr. Luxemburg said, is the ability it grants to the co-op board to impose certain fees, fines and penalties against shareholders.
Black millennials who have taken up the cause of Black Lives Matter have already endured teargas, live ammunition, dogs, false arrest, military tanks, police beatings, fees, fines, prison time, jail, surveillance, infiltration and harassment.
For a billionaire, or even someone comfortably upper middle class, the new fees, fines and taxes the mayor is proposing to close the city budget gap are as annoying as gnats.
