With Democrats in charge, progressive-tax talks begin – Opinion – News-Gazette

"Politicians in the scandal-ridden state of Illinois are notoriously untrustworthy. So it's ironic that state legislators next year (November 2020) probably will propose a state constitutional amendment that asks voters, in effect, 'How much do you trust us?' If all goes as Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans, the query will come in the form of a proposed amendment asking voters if they wish to replace the current flat-tax mandate in the Illinois Constitution with a progressive one that allows levying ever-higher tax rates on rising levels of income.