Three members of ‘Team Pritzker’ have backed retirement tax

10/20/2020

Multiple members of the governor’s inner circle have publicly backed retirement taxes, even though Pritzker now denies he will use his “fair tax” on the state’s seniors.

TAGS: fair tax, JB Pritzker, retirement tax

Illinois taxpayers charged $1.8M for misleading ‘fair tax’ amendment pamphlet

By Brad Weisenstein

10/16/2020

The blue pamphlets sent to Illinois voters were mandated by law, but the constitutional amendment explanation inside included misleading language in its favor.

TAGS: ballot referendums, election, fair tax, JB Pritzker

Illinois ballots don’t give voters plain language behind ‘fair tax’ amendment

10/15/2020

The amendment’s ballot language misleads voters about what a graduated income tax would do if passed Nov. 3 in Illinois.

TAGS: ballot, election, fair tax, JB Pritzker

Pritzker ‘fair tax’ group pays over $10,000 to push fake tweet

10/14/2020

Vote Yes for Fairness misled Illinois voters by running ads based on a fake Twitter account. Gov. J.B. Pritzker almost single-handedly is funding the group.

TAGS: fair tax, JB Pritzker, Twitter

If ‘fair tax’ passes, expect more seniors to leave Illinois looking to avoid retirement tax

By Adam Schuster, Bryce Hill

10/09/2020

Illinois would have lost an additional 10,577 seniors from 2012 to 2018 if outmigration were as severe as in Connecticut, the last state to enact a progressive income tax.

TAGS: fair tax, JB Pritzker, retirement tax

Progressive income tax would create 50.3% income tax rate for small businesses

By Bryce Hill

10/08/2020

Combined state and federal income taxes would have small businesses pay more than 50% of their top-end income in taxes.

TAGS: fair tax, JB Pritzker, small business

Pritzker revenue director sponsored bill to tax retirement income

10/07/2020

Taxing retirement income is not a new idea to Illinois politicians, but denying they want to tax seniors is new since that part of the “fair tax” plan slipped out.

TAGS: fair tax, JB Pritzker, retirement tax

Illinois becomes only state to ban haunted houses

10/03/2020

Other states warned residents about small spaces inside haunted houses creating a risk for spreading COVID-19, but Illinois is all alone in outlawing them.

TAGS: executive order, haunted house, JB Pritzker

Michigan Supreme Court rules against emergency powers similar to Pritzker’s

By Joe Tabor

10/02/2020

The Michigan Supreme Court concluded that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer could not legally extend her emergency executive orders without the approval of the legislature, while declaring another source of her authority unconstitutional altogether.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, executive order, Gretchen Whitmer, JB Pritzker

Inflation ensures progressive tax hike will hit an increasing number of Illinoisans

By Joe Tabor

10/02/2020

Within 20 years the portion of Illinoisans hit with the progressive tax hike would grow by over 150% if the rate of inflation mirrored the past two decades.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, middle class, progressive income tax

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Three members of ‘Team Pritzker’ have backed retirement tax

Illinois taxpayers charged $1.8M for misleading ‘fair tax’ amendment pamphlet

Illinois ballots don’t give voters plain language behind ‘fair tax’ amendment

Pritzker ‘fair tax’ group pays over $10,000 to push fake tweet

If ‘fair tax’ passes, expect more seniors to leave Illinois looking to avoid retirement tax

Progressive income tax would create 50.3% income tax rate for small businesses

Pritzker revenue director sponsored bill to tax retirement income

Illinois becomes only state to ban haunted houses

Michigan Supreme Court rules against emergency powers similar to Pritzker’s

Inflation ensures progressive tax hike will hit an increasing number of Illinoisans

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