There’s also a chance this tax is illegal. The Illinois Constitution mandates a single tax on income. Corporations and businesses already face a flat income tax. Adding a payroll tax based on wages may be interpreted as a form of “double taxation” that is not permitted in Illinois.
Sure, now start a new payroll tax. As if IL unemployment rate isn’t high enough already and that there are more government workers than private sector ones. Will this tax apply to government paychecks, too? Bet it won’t.
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.
Sure, now start a new payroll tax. As if IL unemployment rate isn’t high enough already and that there are more government workers than private sector ones. Will this tax apply to government paychecks, too? Bet it won’t.