Pritzker blames flat tax for declining population, announces $29 million Census count effort – Center Square

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world with end
4 years ago

Uh, 4.95 percent isn’t that bad; so, that’s not a reason why people are moving to other states, unless they’re moving to states with no income tax.

Debtsor
4 years ago

And in other news, up is down, left is right, abortion is healthcare, and Illinois is just fine.

Riverbender
4 years ago

and the funny, or sad, thing is people will believe this.

Debtsor
4 years ago
Reply to  Riverbender

Jabba actually believes it too.

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A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign

“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”

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