"And it’s the wealthiest, those who pay the most in taxes, who are leaving. Second City Cop points to a Wirepoints study and IRS data showing that since 2000 Illinois has lost 1.6 million, an outmigration rate behind only the Democratically run states of New York and California."
Illinois Policy- April 24, 2023 New poll: 51% of Illinoisans want to leave, with high taxes as No. 1 reason. Of those who said they would leave Illinois if they had the opportunity, 36% cited high taxes as the reason. Elected officials must work to fix the issues causing this negative outlook.
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.
Illinois Policy- April 24, 2023
New poll: 51% of Illinoisans want to leave, with high taxes as No. 1 reason.
Of those who said they would leave Illinois if they had the opportunity, 36% cited high taxes as the reason. Elected officials must work to fix the issues causing this negative outlook.