“She chose to try to have it both ways. In an attempt to appease skeptics of the “living wage” concept, she will exempt employees of businesses that rent space in subsidized buildings. But workers in businesses that receive city subsidies or employees of contractors and subcontractors working on subsidized developments will have to pay the higher wage. ~ The result probably will please nobody and exposes Speaker Quinn as a weak politician who will look to cut deals rather than stand up for principle.”