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May 27, 2020

by admin · Published May 27, 2020

148,654 Illinois Government Pension Millionaires!

Government pensions affect every taxpayer in Illinois. Now Pritzker’s pension madness threatens to reach across the state and ravage taxpayers with the most insidious effect of Covid-19: theft of taxpayer wealth. As businesses and workers across the country struggle to keep afloat during this pandemic, Pritzker promises to increase your taxes.
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February 19, 2020

by admin · Published February 19, 2020

“INFRASTRUCTURE” TAXES HELP POLITICIANS, NOT COMMUTERS

Raising taxes for “infrastructure” is a scam that helps politicians but not commuters, according to Jim Tobin, president of Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF).
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December 10, 2019

by admin · Published December 10, 2019

THE TRUTH ABOUT “WEALTH INEQUALITY”

Despite fears about runaway wealth concentration, expressed excitedly by the Washington Post and the New York Times, the study found that “wealth statistics such as the top 1 percent share have little relevance to the standards of living of U.S. households.
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November 5, 2019

by admin · Published November 5, 2019

Presidential Treason: Betraying US Armed Forces

On January 1st 1982, Pulitzer Prize-winner John Toland published his ground-breaking book on Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor that blew wide open the treacherous activities of members of Pres. Franklin Roosevelt’s administration, who successfully goaded Japan into attacking the United States.
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May 10, 2015

by admin · Published May 10, 2015 · Last modified May 19, 2015

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See the data from all of our pension releases.
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May 6, 2015

by admin · Published May 6, 2015 · Last modified May 9, 2015

It’s a Spending Problem in Rock Island County

View as PDF Rock Island, IL – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) has released its most recent government pension study exposing individual pensions for Rock Island municipal, Moline Municipal, East Moline Municipal, Rock Island County,...
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April 15, 2015

by admin · Published April 15, 2015 · Last modified September 4, 2015

Killer Taxes Choke the Life Out of Will County

View as PDF Chicago, IL – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) has released its most recent government pension study exposing individual pensions for Joliet municipal, Will County, Will County government schools, and Joliet Junior College...
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April 30, 2014

by admin · Published April 30, 2014 · Last modified May 9, 2015

Illinois’ Top 200 Government Pensions: The New Millionaire’s Row

View Release as PDF CHICAGO—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released the results of their updated study of the top pensioners of Illinois state pension funds, including SURS, TRS, IMRF, and GARS. “Illinois leaders,...
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April 22, 2014

by admin · Published April 22, 2014 · Last modified May 9, 2015

Government Pensions Drive Peoria Property Taxes Through the Roof

View as PDF PEORIA—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released the results of a new pension study of the pensioners of Peoria municipal and county government, Peoria County government schools, and Illinois Central College....
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April 2, 2014

by admin · Published April 2, 2014 · Last modified May 9, 2015

Rockford & Winnebago County Taxpayers Crushed by Gov. Pension Debt

ROCKFORD—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released the results of a new pension study of the pensioners of Rockford Municipal government, Winnebago County government, Winnebago government teachers, and Rock Valley College.

“Illinois leaders, Gov. Patrick Quinn (D), Michael Madigan (D), and John Cullerton (D), continue to fail in their duty to taxpayers in Rockford and Winnebago County,” stated Jim Tobin, president of TUA.

July 6, 2020

PROPOSED PRITZKER INCOME THEFT AMENDMENT THREATENS RETIREMENT INCOME

If the proposed graduated state income tax proposed by Illinois Gov. Jay Robert “J. B.” Pritzker is approved in the November 3 statewide election, retirement income of Illinois residents very likely will be taxed, a new study shows.

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June 23, 2020

PRITZKER SOVIET-STYLE LOCKDOWN PUT ILLINOISANS AT GREAT MEDICAL RISK

Yesterday, Illinois Governor Jay Robert “J. B.” Pritzker announced from the economic rubble of his once prosperous state, that he would move forward with “phase 4” of his soviet style lockdown.

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June 16, 2020

RENAISSANCE MAN JOSEPH WARREN FOUGHT TYRANNY AND INSPIRED THE PATRIOT CAUSE

The battle now known as The Battle of Bunker Hill, fought 245 years ago on June 17, 1775, will live forever in our country’s collective memory as a landmark battle in the fight for independence from England. It also marked the culmination of the life of one of the most amazing, gifted patriots, Dr. Joseph Warren.

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May 29, 2020

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May 20, 2020

STATE PENSIONS FATTEN WALLETS OF RETIRED ILLINOIS POLITICIANS

Retired Illinois politicians have become pension millionaires and are getting richer by the day, while Illinois taxpayers lose their jobs, get behind on their mortgages and have trouble paying their bills, according to the most recent study of state pensions by the Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF).

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April 13, 2020

DOCTOR: CALL OFF CORONAVIRUS MEASURES DESTROYING U.S. AND WORLD ECONOMIES

In a video generating thousands of views, Noel lays out his case that Wuhan Flu is overhyped and cannot be stopped until we get herd immunity, and that destroying the economy is a terrible trade for tackling this disease.

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April 10, 2020

MASSIVE CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS PACKAGE A HIDDEN TAX INCREASE

View As PDF The gigantic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) may or may not help the struggling U.S. economy, but it is a long-term hidden tax increase in the form of...

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April 3, 2020

ILLINOIS ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE DEMANDS TAX CUTS, NOT TAX INCREASES

The coronavirus damage to Illinois’ already-critically-ill economy could push Illinois state pension debt to over $300 billion, according to a recent study published in Wirepoints. The study’s authors based their calculations on figures from Moody’s Investors Service.

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January 16, 2020

ILLINOIS SALES TAX RATES AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY!

The Washington-based nonpartisan Tax Foundation just released its analysis of state and local sales tax rates, with #1 being worst, and Illinois was a dismal #6.

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December 19, 2019

PROPERTY TAXES IN ILLINOIS HURT THE STATE’S BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE

A recent report from the Washington-based, nonpartisan Tax Foundation reveals that Illinois property taxes not only have an adverse effect on the state’s business tax climate, but that Illinois is one of the worst states in the country using the foundation’s index.

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