Poll: High taxes are top reason Illinoisans want to leave state

By Brad Weisenstein

10/10/2019

A year ago, over half of Illinoisans considered moving away, but today it’s more than 6 in 10, a new poll shows. The No. 1 reason cited for wanting to move? High taxes.

TAGS: fair tax, graduated income tax, income tax, outmigration, progressive income tax, property taxes, sales tax, taxes

Study: Illinois state tax burden ‘least-friendly’ in nation

By Vincent Caruso

10/09/2019

The Land of Lincoln is the land of the nation’s least-friendly state tax climate, according to a new study.

TAGS: fair tax, gas tax, graduated income tax, Illinois, income tax, progressive income tax, property taxes, sales tax, taxes

Progressive income tax uncertainty likely to put brakes on Illinois’ weak housing recovery

By Bryce Hill, Karlee Hinrichsen, John Josko

10/09/2019

Illinois’ housing price growth remains well below the national average because of lagging demand, caused in large part by tax policies that make people hesitant to spend.

TAGS: fair tax, housing, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

Illinoisans to pay highest gas prices in Midwest, following attacks in Saudi Arabia

By Vincent Caruso

09/17/2019

Turmoil overseas for the world’s leading exporter of crude oil will mean more pain at the pump for Illinoisans, after enduring a doubled state gas tax in July.

TAGS: capital project, fair tax, gas tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

New Illinois financial documents expose ‘fair tax’ absurdity

By Austin Berg

09/05/2019

Illinois’ two major income tax hikes were major failures.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Illinois income tax hikes failed to fix state finances

By Adam Schuster

09/03/2019

In a single year, Illinoisans witnessed their state’s net worth drop by a staggering 35%, or $47.4 billion, despite shouldering the largest permanent income tax hike in state history.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, progressive income tax, taxes

What Illinoisans need to know about the progressive income tax

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

08/27/2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls his $3.4 billion income tax hike a “fair tax.” But opponents have criticized the constitutional amendment as a blank check for House Speaker Mike Madigan and other state lawmakers, courtesy of Illinois taxpayers.

TAGS: fair tax, graduated income tax, Illinois Constitution, income tax, JB Pritzker, municipal pensions, pension guarantee, pensions, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

Progressive tax uncertainty could trip Illinois’ already-stumbling economy

By Orphe Divounguy, Chena Underhill

07/25/2019

The elections scheduled for November 2020 are already injecting uncertainty into the economy, and the progressive income tax ballot question will make matters worse.

TAGS: economy, fair tax, graduated income tax, income growth, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes

Illinois’ rich millennials are moving to other states

By Tivas Gupta

06/23/2019

Youthful wealth, energy and talent that could help Illinois recover is leaving the state at the nation’s second-highest rate. State leaders’ thirst for new taxes will make the problem worse.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, jobs, millennials, outmigration, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

Poll: Nearly half of Illinois voters view progressive tax as ‘blank check’ for state lawmakers

By Tivas Gupta

06/21/2019

Recent polling shows many Illinoisans would not trust state lawmakers with expanded taxing authority under a progressive income tax system.

TAGS: fair tax, graduated income tax, Ideas Illinois, income tax, JB Pritzker, progressive income tax, taxes