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 cellphone taxes are highest in nation, average $374 a year By Brad Weisenstein 11/18/2019 Taxes alone hike the average Illinois cellphone bill by 31%. TAGS: 911 fee, 911 tax, cell phone tax, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chicago, Connecticut, constitutional amendment, emergency fee, excise tax, exit tax, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, JB Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot, middle class, municipal pensions, pensions, progressive income tax, Rahm Emanuel, sales tax, taxes, wireless tax
4 lessons Illinois should learn from Connecticut’s ‘fair tax’ failure By Vincent Caruso 03/11/2019 Only one state has switched its income tax structure from flat to progressive in the past 30 years. Its disastrous results may explain why. TAGS: Connecticut, fair tax, income inequality, income tax, JB Pritzker, poverty, progressive income tax, taxes
Pritzker ‘fair tax’ hike would depress jobs growth, raise taxes on middle class By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill 03/10/2019 The governor’s progressive income tax hike will not deliver on promised revenue and will drag down Illinois’ struggling economy. TAGS: Connecticut, fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes
Progressively worse: Pritzker’s tax push has a dangerous precedent By Austin Berg 03/07/2019 The last state to take Pritzker’s path should serve as a bright red flag to Illinoisans weighing whether to back him. TAGS: Connecticut, fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, jobs, poverty, progressive income tax, taxes, unemployment