Why Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’ fails 3 of 4 basic tests

By Joe Tabor

08/24/2020

The progressive tax’s structure fails to account for inflation and includes a marriage penalty for 4 million Illinoisans. It is designed to creep farther into taxpayers’ wallets.

TAGS: fair tax, JB Pritzker, marriage penalty, middle class, progressive tax

Retiree tax, double tax, city tax all likely with Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’

07/13/2020

Illinois politicians are already talking about taxing retirees, adding “surcharges” and city income taxes if they can convince voters to abandon the Illinois Constitution’s flat tax protection and give lawmakers greater taxing power.

TAGS: fair tax, farms, JB Pritzker, marriage penalty, progressive income tax, retirement tax

Pritzker ‘fair tax’ would hit over 4 million Illinoisans with marriage penalty, potentially give wealthy couples a marriage bonus

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

02/12/2020

A progressive income tax would force nearly all joint filers in Illinois to pay higher income taxes than they would as single filers. Meanwhile, some wealthy couples would save thousands in state income taxes.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, marriage penalty, progressive income tax

Pritzker ‘fair tax’ comes with marriage penalty

03/15/2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling his $3.4 billion tax hike “fair,” but his plan comes with a hefty penalty for some Illinoisans who choose to tie the knot.

TAGS: fair tax, income tax, JB Pritzker, marriage penalty, progressive income tax, taxes

Unlocking Opportunity: How Occupational Licensing Reform Would Promote Equitable Empowerment in Illinois

Illinois finds itself at a crossroads: will it empower minorities and poor people to unleash their potential, or will it perpetuate an inequitable status quo? For far too many Illinoisans, opportunity is unfairly and unnecessarily out of reach. Illinois ranks in the bottom ten among all states in social mobility and last among Midwest states...

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