While the bill’s sponsors intend the extra revenues to be used to support Illinoisans with disabilities, hiking the estate tax would squeeze family farmers, reduce the accumulation of productive assets, encourage spendthrift behavior, fuel tax avoidance and evasion, and drive wealth to other states.
And then the politicians wonder why we have an “Illinois Exodus”.
Aaron
5 years ago
Gotta tax you one more time after all. Then tax the one year anniversary of death then why not tax every three months after that. Headstone tax for each letter engraved on the stone, don’t forget a real estate tax on the grave. Are you under a tree? Double tax! Nice view? Tax that too. Of course this is after a lifetime of taxation and double taxation and retaxation. Hell why not a percent tax on your taxes? Illinois is embarrassing. RIP Illinois
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.
And then the politicians wonder why we have an “Illinois Exodus”.
Gotta tax you one more time after all. Then tax the one year anniversary of death then why not tax every three months after that. Headstone tax for each letter engraved on the stone, don’t forget a real estate tax on the grave. Are you under a tree? Double tax! Nice view? Tax that too. Of course this is after a lifetime of taxation and double taxation and retaxation. Hell why not a percent tax on your taxes? Illinois is embarrassing. RIP Illinois