Want to see Illinois lose more residents? Pass the graduated income tax. – Crain’s

Greg Baise, former president of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association and chairman of the Vote No on the Blank Check Amendment Committee, which advocates against a graduated income tax on the November ballot:  "Despite Illinois being ranked as one of the unfriendliest tax climates in the country, the governor would have you believe that what we really need to stem the flow of people from the state is even more taxes on job creators via a graduated income tax."