I guess Chicago’s grand plan of raking in extra cash (to the tune of $875,000 per month) with a bottled water tax isn’t going quite according to plan.

According to a report by the Chicago Sun-Times, January brought in $554,000 in bottled water tax funds, almost 40 percent short of the city’s estimate. How sad; their plan to tax our pants off was foiled.

Wendy Abrams, a spokeswoman from the city’s Budget and Management office said “it’s too early to sound the alarm”:

“Since January is generally one of the coldest months of the winter, we don’t think January collections are a strong indicator of potential revenue for the remainder of the year,” she said.

Maybe. But personally, I hope Chicagoans continue to get their water elsewhere. Heck, take a straw down to the river if you have to. (But, actually, I wouldn’t recommend that.) But still, stick it to the tax man! If we’re ever going to make a change to this never-ending cycle of overtaxation, we’ve got to say “enough is enough.” Taking our business elsewhere to get water is a good start.