Progressive tax proposals by Illinois Democrats would punish those in Illinois’ middle class who earn $50,000 or more and make the state even less competitive with its neighbors.

TAGS: income tax, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, progressive income tax, taxes, Wisconsin

Illinois income tax hike to 5% opens door for a progressive tax hike

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

05/29/2017

An income tax hike to 5 percent makes a call for a progressive tax system during the 2018 gubernatorial race a much easier sell.

TAGS: budget, graduated income tax, income tax, progressive income tax, taxes

Illinois is losing its core income tax base

By Madelyn Harwood

04/21/2017

High-income earners provide the majority of Illinois’ income tax revenue, and IRS data show that Illinois is losing these taxpayers to out-migration.

TAGS: graduated income tax, household income, income tax, IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration, personal income, population, progressive income tax, taxes, U.S. Census Bureau

Illinois tax hikes harm family incomes and stunt economic growth

By Michael Lucci

07/21/2016

Politicians’ quick answer to the state’s problems is consistently to raise taxes, but evidence shows tax hikes are a negative for families struggling in a state already lacking opportunity.

TAGS: corporate income tax, income tax, jobs, millionaire tax, progressive income tax, property taxes, taxes

Illinois’ tax structure should be built on stability, not emotion

By Austin Berg

05/05/2016

Illinois lawmakers can learn valuable lessons from states that have protected essential government services from swings in the economy.

TAGS: consumption tax, corporate income tax, graduated income tax, income tax, progressive income tax

Illinois Department of Revenue: Progressive tax would lead to job losses, out-migration

By Michael Lucci

05/04/2016

The Illinois Department of Revenue has projected losses of 20,000 private-sector jobs, 43,000 residents to other states on net, and $1.9 billion in GDP in the first four years of a progressive tax.

TAGS: graduated income tax, progressive income tax

Lang tax plan would push top overall tax rate for small businesses to over 50% in Illinois

By Michael Lucci

05/03/2016

Lang’s progressive-tax proposal would hit successful small businesses, which account for 72 percent of all small-business income in Illinois.

TAGS: graduated income tax, Lou Lang, progressive income tax, small business

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