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Uihlein funded U.S. Capitol protest group
Democratic attorneys general call on GOP counterparts to reject contributions from ‘mega-donor’ Uihleins
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Ted CoxU.S. Capitol Assault, Richard Uihlein, Elizabeth Uihlein, Democratic Attorneys General Association, Tea Party Patriots, Rule of Law Defense Fund, Republican Attorneys General Association, Bruce Rauner, Jeanne Ives, Dan Proft, Sheldon Adelson, WBEZ, Sean Rankin, Donald Trump, Trump Impeachment
Daily Debunk: The 'conservative bugaboo' of 'tax flight'
St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial backs Fair Tax Amendment
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Ted CoxDaily Debunk, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Illinois Exodus, Tax Flight, Bill Brady, Better Government Association, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Dan Proft, Ralph Martire
Red-herring tax argument smells like dead fish
Studies show little if any connection between taxes and people leaving the state
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Dan Proft, Ralph Martire, Allison Flanagan, Chicago Reporter, Curtis Black, Illinois Exodus, Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn, Better Government Association, BGA, Illinois Department of Revenue, Cristobal Young, Tax Flight, Kenneth Griffin, J.B. Pritzker
Graduated income taxes are actually more stable
Study from 2010s debunks threats that fair tax will be ‘manipulated’ to hit middle class
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, University of Illinois at Chicago, Government Finance Research Center, J.B. Pritzker, Bill Brady, Amanda Kass, David Merriman, Dan Proft, BGA, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
Tax flight: Myth versus reality
Anti-taxers say the fair tax will prompt rich residents to flee state, but two studies find that prediction patently unfair
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, J.B. Pritzker, American Sociological Association, Illinois Population Loss, Tax Flight, Justin Fox, Will Guzzardi, Chuck Weaver, BGA, Dan Proft, Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
Something we can all agree on: A fair tax
‘This isn’t about punishing the rich; it’s about creating a system that’s more equitable for everyone’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Dan Proft, Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Bill Brady, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Illinois Fair Tax Calculator, Illinois Policy Institute, William McNary, Citizen Action Illinois
Why do we tolerate income inequality?
Harvard Business Review study has potential impact on ‘fair tax’ debate
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Harvard Business Review, Gini Index, Bernie Sanders, Income Inequality, U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois Tax Rate, Ralph Martire, Dan Proft, J.B. Pritzker, Steven Greenhouse
A taxing debate
Conservative Dan Proft goes at it over ‘fair tax’ with Ralph Martire of Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
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Ted CoxDan Proft, Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Illinois Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Population, Paul Krugman, Federation of Tax Administrators, J.B. Pritzker
Follow the money — down the drain
Liberty Principles PAC spent big on losers in election
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Ted CoxDan Proft, Daughters of Destiny, Liberty Principles, Save Your Home Now, Illinois Sunshine, Illinois State Board of Elections, Peter Breen, Marilyn Smolenski, Ammie Kessem, Dwight Kay, Jay Kinzler, Ken Idstein, Tonia Khouri, Jason Plummer, Mark Batinick, Dan Ugaste, Craig Wilcox, Dan Caulkins, John Cabello, Tom Morrison
Saving House and homes, but not Republicans
Dan Proft’s stealth campaign touting property-tax opponents won seven races but lost 12, including GOP House floor leader Peter Breen
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Ted CoxMichael Madigan, Dan Proft, Bruce Rauner, Terra Costa Howard, Liberty Principles, Richard Uihlein, Donald Trump, Peter Breen, Randy Hultgren, Lauren Underwood, Peter Roskam, Breitbart, Local Government Information Services
They don't want to spoil the party
Both Rauner, Madigan attacked by new Proft website backing anti-tax conservatives
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Dan Proft, Liberty Principles, Local Government Information Services, Michael Madigan, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Education Funding, Unions, Chicago Cubs, Ammie Kessem, Illinois Policy Institute, Michael Miner, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Save Your Home Now, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Education Association
All in the political family
The Rauners might have parted ways with the IPI and Dan Proft, but they all continue to spread lies for political gain
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