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Illinois

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2. Appalling: and one small change could avoid all this

Reply to Paulie (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2015, 11:36 AM

Feb 2015

A graduated state income tax.

Somehow, a crazy-ass amendment to the state Constitution was passed in 1970, that requires a flat-rate tax. At least Governor Quinn (I do miss him!) instituted a short term hike in that rate, to 5%. Of course, that has recently expired, and it is at a measly 3.75%. Rauner swears he will reduce it to 3%.

Who suffers? The children, the infirm, the working poor. We cannot balance the budget on the backs of the least among us. It is ... appalling.

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Sun Times - 10 items on Rauners chopping block [View all] Paulie Feb 2015 OP

Hey, no poor person ever contributed to his campaign. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 #1

Appalling: and one small change could avoid all this frazzled Feb 2015 #2

Surprisingly no impact to any of the 1%ers... truebrit71 Feb 2015 #3