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Progressive income tax study guide

By Orphe Divounguy, Adam Schuster, Bryce Hill
08/27/2020
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls it the “fair tax.” Opponents say it’s a “blank check” for irresponsible spending. Here’s what you need to know.

TAGS: ballot referendums, California, Connecticut, corporate income tax, fair tax, general election, graduated income tax, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, income tax, JB Pritzker, middle class, outmigration, Springfield

Illinois is No. 3 for most state regulations, report finds

11/21/2019
A new report confirms what many Illinoisans already knew: the state is one of the most heavily regulated in America, with nearly 260,000 state rules.

TAGS: ban, California, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Senate, JB Pritzker, lawmakers, Mercatus Center, prohibition, regulations, Regulatory Sunrise Review Act, Senate, South Dakota, taxes

California’s ‘fair tax’ hike spurred taxpayer exodus, hurt middle class and went mostly to pensions

By Orphe Divounguy
10/28/2019
New academic research on a progressive income tax hike in California should be a warning to Illinois voters deciding on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s progressive income tax hike in November 2020.

TAGS: California, fair tax, graduated income tax, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

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Center for Poverty Solutions: How to better assess poverty in Chicago and America


America’s War on Poverty has been an abject failure. Nearly $12 trillion and 60 years later, official poverty rates remain basically unchanged. While the nation waged a well-intentioned assault on poverty, it inadvertently launched a far more sinister war: on dignity. While attempting to eradicate poverty, America created countless government welfare programs. In doing so,...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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