Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to fight “teen takeovers” in his city but he is going the wrong, indeed ridiculous, way about it. He thinks he should fix the problem by taxing social media companies and using the revenue to fund more programs for teenagers. Yeah, that’ll work!
His aldermen sensibly wanted to authorize stricter curfews and pass laws that would hold parents accountable when their children break the law. Taxing social media companies won’t solve anything. Holding parents accountable for their teenagers’ lawbreaking will.
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