Tag Archives: Illinois budget

Unsustainable: Raising Taxes Solves Nothing, Makes Illinois Worse Off

Posted on July 6, 2017 by David E Smith

The Illinois State House was back in session during the afternoon of July 6th to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a 32 percent permanent tax hike on Illinois families (SB 9). This tax grab also raises the corporate income tax rate by 33 percent. As anticipated, the House voted to override the veto this afternoon by a vote of 71-42 — with 61 Democrats and 10 Republicans voting in favor of increasing our taxes.

To see how your state representative voted, please click HERE. To see how your state senator voted, please click HERE.

Much …

Posted in Illinois Politics | Tagged Bruce Rauner, Dan McConchie, David McSweeney, Illinois budget, Kyle McCarter, Michael Lucci, Mike Madigan | Comments Off

State Senator McConchie Outlines the Simplicity of the Budget Crisis

Posted on May 24, 2017 by David E Smith

Two years after the “temporary” income tax expired, rapacious Springfield lawmakers are once again working toward raising our taxes, supposedly in order to solve the state’s fiscal problems. This time they want to raise the state’s income tax from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent, raise the corporate tax from 5.25 percent to 7 percent and expand the state’s sales tax to include certain services.

In a partisan line vote, Illinois Senate Democrats passed these ridiculous proposals in SB 9 on Tuesday afternoon by a vote of 32-26. Most of these lawmakers honestly believe that taking more money from citizens …

Posted in Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged 'Taxpayer Bargain' Budget, Bruce Rauner, Dan McConchie, Illinois budget, Illinois Policy Institute, Kyle McCarter | Comments Off