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Read Full ArticleIllinois’ Higher Education Racket
Hold universities accountable NOW before the tuition crisis digs current and future students deeper and deeper into debt.
Read Full ArticleWisconsin to Illinois: “We’re not cleaning up your mess.”
May 22, 2020 By: Matt Rodewald, Director of Communications Many of us have noticed during the COVID shutdown one thing about life at home. If you’re a parent, you’ve certainly figured out the one tough thing. If you’re trying to work from home and keep your kids on track with online learning, it just feels […]
Read Full ArticleChicagoans Prefer Bankruptcy Over Higher Taxes As City Debt Piles Up
Illinois cities need an option that’s fair to taxpayers and provides long-term sustainability for local governments. Allowing municipalities and local units of government to restructure pension debt through bankruptcy would make pension obligations sustainable and affordable; it would also lead to more reasonable negotiating conditions between unions and government.
Read Full ArticlePritzker’s “Fair Tax”: Another Chicago Bailout
Will you go along with Gov. Pritzker and the Chicago Democrats to take more money out of your communities and schools, or will you vote to keep your hard earned money local?
Read Full ArticleAnother Session, Same High Property Taxes
Instead of passing reforms, the Democrats went another session punting on pension reform and instead forced through 21 tax and fee hikes that you will pay. Also, with the passage of the graduated income tax amendment supported by every Democrat who voted and Gov. Pritzker, legislators want to give themselves the constitutional power to increase tax rates however much they deem necessary.
Read Full ArticleCutting Student Loan Debt With Your Money
The current budget for higher education spends 50% on pension payments. That’s not a system that puts students first. It isn’t a system set up to put children on a path to greater economic prosperity so they can become productive citizens. It is a system designed to take money from you, and hand it to government employees.
Read Full ArticleHistory Repeating Itself
The Governor’s budget address isn’t about budgeting. It is about political priorities, repaying election allies, and cementing voting coalitions.
Read Full ArticleBracing For Tax Hikes
Pritzker can no longer hide behind catchy campaign slogans and flashy TV commercials but must address these stifling problems head on. It is clear Pritzker is swallowing the tough reality of the current state of Illinois, but if he chooses the route of more taxes and government spending, then Illinois will continue down the same spiraling path that forces families and businesses out.
Read Full ArticleWhat We Want to See from Governor J.B. Pritzker
Families should not serve government, government should serve families, particularly those most in need. Yet, in Illinois, that isn’t what happens. Instead, politicians run up debt, using taxpayers as a piggy bank to fund their own pet projects and increase their power.
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