‘Fair tax’ backer spreading falsehoods, misinformation

By Bryce Hill

05/06/2019

Lawmakers using the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability to convince constituents how great a progressive tax could be for Illinois are doing a disservice. Here are the straight tax facts.

TAGS: CTBA: Center for Budget and Tax Accountability, fair tax, income tax, progressive income tax, Ralph Martire, taxes

Illinois among states with highest income-tax burden on the poor

By Bryant Jackson-Green

11/25/2014

Illinois has the highest income taxes on the poor of almost any state in the country, but the solution is not simply to raise taxes on the wealthy, as some constantly push for in Illinois.

TAGS: Chicago, income tax, taxes

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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‘Fair tax’ backer spreading falsehoods, misinformation

Illinois among states with highest income-tax burden on the poor

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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