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Posts tagged Illinois Progressive Income Tax
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
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
Daily Debunk: Fund schools, cut property taxes
Cook Assessor Kaegi says adequate education funding will ease pressure on property taxes
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Fritz Kaegi, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Policy Institute, Quentin Fulks, Daniel Biss, Illinois Property Taxes, Andy Manar, Civic Federation
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
Daily Debunk: Millionaires don't flee taxes
Yet Fair Tax opponents persist in repeating ‘baseless canard’ about ‘tax flight’
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Greg Baise, Coalition for Jobs Growth and Prosperity, BGA, Quentin Fulks, Vote Yes for Fairness, Illinois Exodus, Tax Flight, Sue Rezin, Daniel Biss, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
Our neighborhoods need a Fair Tax
Flat tax has worsened inequality, segregation in Chicago and across state
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Flat Tax, Harish Patel, Dorian Warren, Income Inequality, Working Families, Community Change, Economic Security for Illinois
Daily Debunk: Most farmers gain in Fair Tax
Center for Tax and Budget Accountability debunks resistance from Illinois Farm Bureau
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Farms, Allison Flanagan, Illinois Corporate Tax
Daily Debunk: Nothing is perfect
But Fair Tax Amendment, supporters say, is key first step to solving many state problems
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Quentin Fulks, Vote Yes for Fairness, J.B. Pritzker, Daniel Biss, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Rainy Day Fund, Illinois Flat Tax
Daily Debunk: Who pays?
Rather than pay their share under the Fair Tax, the wealthy are trying to make everyone pay more
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