Illinois state, local sales taxes rank 7th in U.S. – Illinois Policy

Sales taxes, income taxes, property taxes gasoline taxes and cell phone taxes are all among the nation’s highest in Illinois. An Illinoisan over a lifetime will pay $693,792 in taxes, which is 43% of everything that person will earn and is one-third more than the U.S. average.
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Ex Illini
4 years ago

The numbers are frightening and go a long way in explaining why people run from this state when they get the opportunity. No matter what the tubby one says, Illinois is the laughingstock of the country.

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