Illinois Lawmakers Thumb Noses at Constitution to Impose New Taxes – Wirepoints
June 9, 2026
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A mess of uncertainty and litigation is sure to follow.
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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This author needs to understand that: 1) the tax cuts to the lower-income residents under the progressive state income tax will be minimal, and 2) if the tax becomes law, Pritzker will periodically raise the rates so that there’s a chance that even the lower-income residents eventually won’t get a tax break. If people are naïve enough to vote the tax into law, they’ll pay for their naivete either very soon after enactment and/or over time, depending what tax bracket they’re in.
This is why the rest of Illinois doesn’t want you, Chicago. You talk down to us while simultaneously trying to sell us on your failed policies.