From now on, every time I buy a bottle of my liquor of choice, Kahlua, I’ll think of the McHenry County state legislators who voted to hike the cost of my bottle by about $6. It cost about just under … Continue reading
Category Archives: 50% Income Tax Hike
At last Wednesday’s meeting of the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee State Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) talked about “what really happened in Springfield.” Let me skip to what he said Republicans did and didn’t do. “Twelve brave souls said they … Continue reading
At last year’s Pro-Life Pork Roast at Resurrection Center, I met Dan Sugrue. He was running for state representative against Kathy Ryg. You see him giving his 2008 pitch. That’s his daughter Vivian by his side. (Had I been quicker, … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog relayed the Sunday before last that Jeff Berkowitz had discovered that McHenry County’s State Senator Pam Althoff was a weak link in the Republican opposition to the Democrats’ income proposed 50% tax hike. Now, Pete Gonigam’s First … Continue reading
Here’s what McHenry resident Steve Stanek wrote the Chicago Sun-Times about those folks in Springfield To the editor: “Down in Springfield, it’s fool-the-taxpayer time,” the Sun-Times wrote (“If this is reform, what’s with the loopholes?” editorial, May 29). When is … Continue reading
Apparently I missed some tension while having dinner at the Crystal Lake Country Club. I admit to raising the body temperatures of some club members by asking if they were ready to pay a 6.25% state sales tax on their … Continue reading
State Rep. Art Turner (D-Chicago) came up with a perhaps too revealing summary of Democrat attempts to raise income taxes 50%. After an extended part caucus in which a reported 39 of the needed votes seemed to have identified themselves, … Continue reading
When Rod Blagojevich and the Democrats took total control of state government, Blagojevich claimed the deficit was $5 billion. That was after the election. I figured that was over a two-year period. He raised all kinds of fees, virtually asking … Continue reading
Would the Springfield Democrats and teacher unions still be talking about raising the income tax 50%? (Almost forgot, the Illinois Education Association–90,000 teachers strong–want a “revenue increase,” not a tax hike.) Of course they would. They’re Democrats. … Continue reading
In a “Dumb and Dumber” take off, yesterday Chicago Sun-Times cartoonist took off on the re-naming of the Sears Tower and Governor Pat Quinn’s 50% income tax proposal. Higgins has stuck an arrow through Quinn’s head. … Continue reading
I opened my Chicago newspapers and both had news about Governor Pat Quinn’s 50% income tax hike proposal. The Chicago Tribune’s headline screamed, What Quinn’s budgetmay cost you The highlighted summary said, Raise income tax 50 percent. Individuals would pay … Continue reading
Unmentioned in Governor Pat Quinn’s budget address was what his 50% income tax hike proposal will do to Illinois business. Here’s what the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce says, “If this plan were passed, Illinois would have the 5th highest … Continue reading
As I mentioned previously, I have emailed each of the five state legislators who represent McHenry County asking them their position on Governor Pat Quinn’s proposal to raise state income taxes 50%. So far, only two have shared their positions. … Continue reading