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Posts tagged David Merriman
Daily Debunk: The shadow politics
Republicans seek win on Fair Tax Amendment even as ‘nobody knows it’s their thing’
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Ted CoxRichard Uihlein, Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment, Kenneth Griffin, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Christopher Mooney, David Merriman, University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Joe Biden, Thomas Kilbride, Illinois Party Politics, Jim Durkin, Illinois Policy Institute, Tax Flight, Illinois Exodus
Economic recovery depends on COVID recovery
Without federal coronavirus relief, gov’t austerity layoffs could ‘drag down the economy’ in a ‘vicious cycle’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, University of Illinois at Chicago, Daniel La Spata, David Merriman, Michael Pagano, UIC CUPPA, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Amanda Kass, Mitch McConnell, Municipal Liquidity Facility
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