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"The rates have been called 'particularly ungenerous to the poorest Illinoisans.' The proponents of this tax hike wish to tax your very first dollar at 4.75 percent, a mere fifth of a percentage point less than the current flat rate of 4.95 percent. This plan would see middle-class and lower-income families paying 25 percent more than we all paid prior to the last tax hike."
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Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
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Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
A “fair tax” is one the poor honest taxpayer pays and one that the Greedy Government Pensioner does not. That is what is “Fair”. They are the cause of the problems and are not willing to do anything, I mean anything to help solve them.
Why is it that the Vote “No” for the tax commercials fail to remind people of all the tax’s that were raised and make a list. License plates now $151.00 up 50%/ small trailer plates up 555% from $18 to $118/gas tax’s up 100% plus at least 20 more tax’s. They should say if you own 2 cars your plate costs are up $100 plus gas tax’s. Remind them how much money they have already spent on the increased tax’s vs what little they may save. Chart on side of commercial with a list of increased tax’s would help. Most… Read more »