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Posts tagged Fair Tax Amendment
We are one Illinois
If nothing else, the last three-plus years have made clear the case for unity in our state and across the country
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Ted CoxAmeya Pawar, Ted Cox, One Illinois, Political Divide, J.B. Pritzker, Joe Biden, Chris Lain, Dylan Parker, Jean deDieu Ahorloo, Tyrone Coleman, Rachael Heaton, TreeHouse Wildlife Center, Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands, Rich Krueger, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Illinois Underground Railroad, Owen Muelder, Lee Ann Porter, Knox College, Loving Bottoms, Great River Tug Fest, Patrick Korellis, Tabitha Tripp, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Obed & Isaac's, 17th Street BBQ, Ulysses Grant, Stop Sterigenics, Fair Tax Amendment, Denny Jacobs
Trump's Capitol putsch was years in the making
If government is perceived as the enemy, it’s only a matter of time before people try to overthrow it
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Putsch, U.S. Capitol Assault, Ronald Reagan, Bruce Rauner, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Succession, COVID-19, Coronavirus Pandemic, Grover Norquist, Adolf Hitler, Mary Miller, World Wrestling Entertainment, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Mike Bost, Scott Walker, Ken Griffin, Richard Uihlein, Joe Biden
Sic transit annus horribilis
It was a very dark year, but not without glimmers of hope for the future
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Ted Cox2020 Year in Review, Annus Horribilis, Lorado Taft, Graceland Cemetery, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Kamala Harris, Lauren Underwood, Jim Oberweis, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Dick Durbin, Illinois Teacher Shortage, IDES, Illinois Insulin, Women's March Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, Fair Tax Amendment, Thomas Kilbride, Michael Frerichs, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Angela Jackson, John Prine, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, Bruno the Bear, U.S. Census, COVID-19, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine
Trib: Don't blame us for Fair Tax flop
After egging on Republican anti-taxers, newspaper edit board insists voters alone sank graduated income tax
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Ted CoxFair Tax Amendment, Chicago Tribune, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Political Divide, Illinois Politics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Government Finance Research Center, Illinois Flat Tax, Will Guzzardi, Joe Biden, Dick Tuck, Bill Brady, Kenneth Griffin, Richard Uihlein, Jim Durkin, Christopher Mooney, Bruce Rauner, Denny Jacobs
Governor gets out the knife
Pritzker plots $700M in executive cuts, blames GOP for lost tax revenue, seeks federal COVID relief
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Coronavirus Stimulus, COVID-19, COVID Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Bruce Rauner, AFSCME Council 31, Roberta Lynch, Dick Durbin
Communication breakdown
Rep. Guzzardi says Fair Tax proponents didn’t articulate need for revenue and how it would ‘help people’s lives’
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Ted CoxWill Guzzardi, Fair Tax Amendment, Political Divide, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Rich Miller, Dick Durbin, Capitol Fax, Illinois Political Divide, Kenneth Griffin, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery
ACLU looks ahead to post-Trump era
Fair Tax failure risks enforcement of reforms, revival of regressive penalties, fees
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Ted CoxACLU, ACLU of Illinois, Ed Yohnka, Colleen Connell, Nusrat Choudry, Khadine Bennett, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, 2020 Presidential Election, 2020 Election, DACA, Dream Act, Dick Durbin, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Rep. Mah: Springfield partisan divide exaggerated, but not on taxes
Fair Tax failure could lead to tax hike combined with new exemptions
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Ted CoxTheresa Mah, Illinois Political Divide, Urban vs. Rural, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois House Progressive Caucus, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, COVID-19 Relief, Coronavirus Relief, Earned Income Tax Credit, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, Tammy Duckworth, Pat Quinn, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Illinois Farm Bureau, Adopt-a-Legislator
Big election turnout amplified deep divisions
Fair Tax failure puts state on course to repeat worst of Rauner budget impasse, warns SIU Prof. Jackson
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Ted Cox2020 Presidential Election, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, John Jackson, Southern Illinois University, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Political Divide, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, J.B. Pritzker, Thomas Kilbride, Dick Simpson, University of Illinois at Chicago, Bruce Rauner, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
Negative TV ads on corruption swayed tax vote
UIC Prof Simpson says GOP also benefited from door-to-door canvassing in pandemic
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Ted CoxDick Simpson, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Lori Lightfoot, Political Polarization, Political Divide, Illinois Political Divide
Earned Income Tax Credit could provide relief
Economic Security for Illinois calls for program expansion after failure of Fair Tax Amendment
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Ted CoxEarned Income Tax Credit, Illinois EITC, Economic Security for Illinois, Harish Patel, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Milton Friedman, Negative Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker
The headless horseman of Illinois politics
Ghost of Bruce Rauner’s austerity agenda rose up, financed by Ken Griffin, and rode roughshod over the state, but how did it sway voters?
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Ted CoxHeadless Horseman, Bruce Rauner, Kenneth Griffin, Richard Uihlein, University of Illinois at Chicago, Christopher Mooney, Thomas Kilbride, 2020 Presidential Election, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Citizens for Judicial Fairness, Illinois Sunshine, J.B. Pritzker, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19 Relief, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Donald Trump
All over but the counting
Massive turnout weighs on two referendums: Fair Tax and Trump; Biden wins state, Durbin reelected
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Ted Cox2020 Presidential Election, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Illinois State Board of Elections
Closing argument: Yes for a better state
Fair Tax Amendment raises critical revenue by slightly hiking tax rate for those making more than $250K; it really is that simple
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Be wary of election disinformation
Pritzker warns against social media, urges voters to ‘be patient’ for results election night
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Ted Cox2020 Presidential Election, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Twitter, Facebook, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Election Interference, Election Day 2020, Illinois Mail-In Voting, Illinois Vote By Mail, Juliana Stratton, Restore Illinois
Daily Debunk: Endless austerity
Fair Tax opponents are arguing about everything but a graduated income tax in a bid to hogtie state gov’t
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Ted CoxDaily Debunk, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Kenneth Griffin, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Quentin Fulks, Vote Yes for Fairness, Citadel Investments
Daily Debunk: Flat tax drags on revenue
It deliberately makes tax hikes difficult, while Fair Tax taps economy where it’s expanding
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Daily Debunk, Greg Baise, Coalition for Jobs Growth and Prosperity, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Pension Crisis, Quentin Fulks, Vote Yes for Fairness, Sue Rezin, Barack Obama, J.B. Pritzker, Kenneth Griffin, Daniel Biss
Daily Debunk: 'Opponents are blowing on all the familiar horns'
NYT editorial urges vote for Fair Tax Amendment
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Daily Debunk: 'Starve the beast'
State gov’t is not an animal, but a wide-ranging, complex service that needs to be maintained to do its job for the people
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Ted CoxDaily Debunk, Starve the Beast, Mississippi Palisades State Park, Ronald Reagan, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, David Borris, Pat Wemstrom, Chuck Wemstrom
Daily Debunk: Tax income where it's growing — with the wealthy
Some are profiting mightily during COVID collapse
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Ted CoxCoalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment, Daily Debunk, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Flat Tax, Barack Obama, Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, Ralph Martire, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Kenneth Griffin, Citadel Investments, Richard Uihlein, Sam Zell, Daniel Biss, Joseph Stiglitz
