Sign Up for Our E-Newsletter   

Capitol Updates: May 20 week in review
5/25/2013
Daily Links for May 25
5/25/2013
Census Data: Chicago Slowest Growing Big City In U.S.
5/25/2013
Hang up and drive — Big Brother is watching
5/25/2013
City of Evanston denies food-truck application it forced owners to file
5/25/2013
CPS school closings: teachers union demands added pressure to an already-buckling district
5/24/2013
Daily Links for May 24
5/24/2013
Motorists in Illinois are paying $4.06 per gallon of gas — $0.40 more than the national average.
5/24/2013
Open bargaining essential to avoid government corruption
5/24/2013
Institute on WJPF Radio: Tom Miller and John Tillman discuss pension cost-shift proposal
5/23/2013
Institute's Work on Fat Taxes Featured on Special Report with Bret Baier
Share |

12/4/2009

The University of Illinois at Chicago received a million dollar grant to study the effectiveness of "fat taxes." 

"Taxpayers are in essence funding a study that will likely call for even higher taxes on the products we consume every day," writes Kristina Rasmussen.

Below, watch the Institute's work on this issue being featured on Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News.

Illinois Policy Institute Privacy Policy | © Copyright 2013, Illinois Policy Institute