10 Reasons to Repeal the 67 Percent Tax Hike

By Chris Andriesen

01/19/2011

Family budgets are on the line. The average Illinois household faces an increase of nearly $1,500 in its state income tax bill. A head cook and an office worker with two kids, earning a combined $80,000, will pay an additional $1,527 in state income taxes thanks to the tax hike – on top of the $2,160...

10 Reasons to Repeal the 67 Percent Tax Hike

12/31/2010

The average Illinois household faces an increase of nearly $1,500 in its state income tax bill.

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Spends Money on Bowling League & Birthdays

10/20/2010

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson In New Jersey, auditors concluded the New Jersey Turnpike Authority “wasted $43 million on unneeded perks and bonuses.” The audit found public funds were spent on an employee bowling league and an event for toll operators which “none of the authority’s employees actually attended.” In an egregious example highlighting the problems with the current compensation...

Welders on the State Payroll

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Welders working for the Illinois Toll Highway Authority received average annual wages 73% higher than the average for welders in Illinois.

Cook County Coffee Czar?

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In 2008 toll collectors statewide were paid over $26 million dollars in wages.

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10 Reasons to Repeal the 67 Percent Tax Hike

10 Reasons to Repeal the 67 Percent Tax Hike

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Spends Money on Bowling League & Birthdays

Welders on the State Payroll

Cook County Coffee Czar?

$27 Million to Collect Tolls

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