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Opponents argue the policy is shrinking the city’s restaurant workforce by forcing belt-tightening and putting establishments out of business.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The budget gap needed unexpected belt-tightening and spending only on the essentials.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
While many companies around the country are belt-tightening and laying off employees (even juggernauts like Meta), there are plenty of AI giants and startups crowing about how much money their staff is spending in tokens.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The package extended the belt-tightening path South Africa has been on since 2018, when President Cyril Ramaphosa took over a fiscally strained by ballooning budget shortfalls, rising budget shortfalls and a cascade of credit rating cuts.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The budget gap needed unexpected belt-tightening and spending only on the essentials.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
While many companies around the country are belt-tightening and laying off employees (even juggernauts like Meta), there are plenty of AI giants and startups crowing about how much money their staff is spending in tokens.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The package extended the belt-tightening path South Africa has been on since 2018, when President Cyril Ramaphosa took over a fiscally strained by ballooning budget shortfalls, rising budget shortfalls and a cascade of credit rating cuts.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Belt-tightening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt-tightening. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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