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The good news in the report from Moody’s Analytics is tempered by the reality that one-fifth of all states still have nowhere near enough money set aside to survive a recession without resorting to spending cuts or tax hikes. Illinois ranked second to last.
The tax was a flat fee of 72 cents per Uber or Lyft trip. Now, single rider trips citywide will have a $1.25 fee and those in the designated downtown zone will have a $3 fee.
“Taxation here is not as simple as paying for schools, ambulances and baseball fields. It’s a shakedown exercise: Pay more for decades of irresponsible spending, expect less and be quiet about it, won’t you?”
Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed legislation that would have canceled an estimated $50 million in sales taxes owed by 14 luxury private jet companies doing business in Illinois. That group includes Flightstar in Savoy.
There are several questions surrounding this complicated situation, the biggest being just who’s responsible for what appears to be a costly oversight.
Hey kids, want extra time on college entrance exams and tests in school? Just get an “accommodation.” It’s easy. But a rude shock awaits students and parents who’ve cheated or exploited the gray areas of disability. Our schools are enabling them.
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