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
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
16
2010
Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Dillard and Brady Signed Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge
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CHICAGO—The votes are still being counted in the Republican primary race for Illinois governor, but Jim Tobin, President of Tax Accountability, is not apprehensive about the outcome. Both of the leading candidates, Kirk Dillard (R-24, Westmont) and Bill Brady (R-44, Bloomington), are signers of the Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
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Feb
4
2010
Bill Ford and Mike Flores will debate “Did Abraham Lincoln Do More Harm or Good to the United States of America?” at the College of Complexes on February 13, 2010.
Jan
29
2010
Tax Accountability Broadcasts Endorsement of Randy Hultgren for the 14th Congressional District
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Tax Accountability, the political action arm of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), has endorsed Winfield businessman and state senator Randy Hultgren for the 14th Congressional District in the February 2nd primary election.
Listen to the radio commercial endorsement of Randy Hultgren