Obama's ugly center is a perfect symbol for his presidency
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Repulsive, costly, and damaging to the lives of everyday people could describe the Obama Presidential Center or former President Barack Obama‘s presidency.
Several recent updates have come through about the Obama Presidential Center, and none of them appear to be good. For one, the project was dreamed up with a $300 million price tag, but the Obama Foundation has already spent more than $615 million on the project and reportedly is planning on spending another $200 million or so. Additionally, tax filings indicate the foundation has covered 0.21% of the money it pledged to an endowment fund to protect Chicago taxpayers in the event the project doesn’t come to pass. In that same vein, the project is also reportedly leading to rising rents and property taxes for residents in the area.
On top of all of that, the project is undeniably hideous. It looks as if a small prison, some concrete walls with few windows, was plopped down in the middle of a park. In short, it appears that everything about this project is terrible, and it makes everything it touches worse.
It perfectly represents the Obama administration, which began with similar optimism from everyone involved. The cost problem is a fun parallel to Obama’s effect on healthcare costs.