It shouldn’t have taken a PhD in economics to notice this – Wirepoints Quickpoint
May 17, 2024
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What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
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During Pritzker’s full term, about $3.5 billion more in gas taxes will be collected than during Rauner’s term. That is an extra $277 tax burden per Illinois resident, regardless of whether they drive. That means a family of four will pay nearly $1,100 more in state gas tax alone during one term of Pritzker versus Rauner.
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And a double gas tax increase in 2023. Thanks JB, you’re an idiot
You are selectively picking one area of taxation here and ranting about it. Yes, but let’s step back and think about taxation more generally. But, to do that without going off “into the weeds” by asserting that taxes overall need to be reduced, please leave that topic out of it. So, back to your direct statement, please: where should taxes be raised and reduced to achieve fairly closely the same amount of state tax revenue overall?
Achieve fairly close state revenue? That’s the wrong question. The question is how to cut spending. How about cutting, slashing and overall defunding the government. Start first with the Division, Inequality and Exclusion departments at all universities. Then work onto the bloat in the human services department. Every department could probably cut 15% deadweight and actually improve productivity and outcomes.
This is all pie in the sky stuff though because no Democrat or R politican wants to cut IL spending. Government is a class in and of itself that assures votes for the D party.
Taxes should not be increased. Spending should be reduced.
Pritzker’s gas tax relief is as phony as his toilet tax scam
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/federal-investigators-digging-deeper-into-pritzkers-331k-property-tax-break/