Mar
11
2010
Christina Tobin slams Illinois ballot access tyranny at Rockford Tea Party
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ROCKFORD–Christina Tobin, Founder and chief executive of Free & Equal Elections, was one of two keynote speakers at the packed Rockford Tea Party Town Hall on February 20, 2010. She spoke on the topic of ballot access; what event organizers dubbed “the forgotten freedom.”


In the above photos, Jim Tobin introduces his daughter, Christina Tobin; and later, Christina addresses 250 concerned taxpayers.
Mar
9
2010
State Senator Deanna Demuzio Named “Tax Villain of the Month”
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SPRINGFIELD – Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), named State Senator Deanna Demuzio the “Tax Villain of the Month” at a press conference yesterday in Springfield, the Senators’ district. Tobin distributed “wanted flyers” for the tax villain that summarized how Demuzio earned the designation.
View coverage of the press conference by NBC TV 17 Springfield
Mar
9
2010
By Jim Tobin, ITEF President
SPRINGFIELD—Analysis of Illinois revenues for the first eight months of fiscal year 2010 shows an increase of $7.5 billion from the same period in FY2009. Comparing the same eight months against a healthier FY2008, revenues are still up $5.3 billion, or 13%.
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Feb
25
2010
“Today’s taxes are already oppressive, but things have truly gotten out of hand when research into the possibility of passing new taxes is funded by taxpayer dollars,” warns Jim Tobin, president of Taxpayers United of America.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have reportedly received $1 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the relationship between “fat taxes” and food consumption, diet quality and obesity. Taxpayers know what’s on the horizon: new taxes on soft drinks.
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Feb
24
2010
The Civic Federation, described as “One of the state’s most prominent tax watchdog groups,” has called for the Illinois General Assembly to raise the state personal income tax rate a back-breaking 67% and the corporate income tax rate a job-killing 22% (from 7.3 to 8.9%). Not willing to stop there, they also call for additional taxes on retirees, smokers, and businesses.
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Feb
22
2010
State Rep. Charles Jefferson Named February 2010 Tax Villain of the Month
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Jim Tobin, NTUI President, named State Rep. Charles Jefferson the February 2010 “Tax Villain of the Month.” The announcement took place at the packed Rockford Tea Party Town Hall on February 20, 2010.

Jefferson’s “crimes against the taxpayers” are summarized in his “Wanted” flyer.
Read the related article in the Rockford Register Star.
Download a summary of the event