10/25/2007

Jim Tobin is interview by the Chicago Tribune about whether Illinois is a low tax state.

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Raising Illinois State Income Tax Is Political Kiss-of-Death

Illinois politicians usually get away with small tax hikes, but raising the Illinois state income tax has proven to be a political kiss-of-death. State legislators and governors know it, and, fortunately for taxpayers, this knowledge, for many years, has tempered their desire and ability to hike the income tax. Read more

CHICAGO-CTA management is scamming the public and the media by claiming that it has slashed personnel costs, charged the president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization, who added that the CTA’s employee pension benefits are out of control. He charged that these hidden employee benefits are fueling the cries for a proposed $435 million tax increase. Read more