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Taxpayers Urge "NO" Vote On $530 Million CTA Tax-Hike 0

Taxpayers Urge "NO" Vote On $530 Million CTA Tax-Hike

The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today urged members of the Illinois General Assembly to vote “NO” on House Bill 656, the “CTA bailout” bill, which will be considered later this week.

ITEF Comment Vol. XIII Issue 8 0

ITEF Comment Vol. XIII Issue 8

Federal Reserve Helps Finance Spending And Wars With Hidden Inflation Tax The President and his friends in Congress are free to spend literally trillions of dollars on military ventures and pork barrel projects, and,...

Huge High School Dist. 211 Teacher Salaries Show Public School Salaries Are Out Of Control 3

Huge High School Dist. 211 Teacher Salaries Show Public School Salaries Are Out Of Control

CHICAGO—The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer group charged that the huge salaries received by teachers of High School Dist. 211, the state’s largest high school district, show that salaries of public school teachers are...

Taxpayers Say Vote “NO” On CTA Tax-Increase Proposals! 0

Taxpayers Say Vote “NO” On CTA Tax-Increase Proposals!

CHICAGO—The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization urged members of the state legislature to vote “No” on raising taxes to bail out the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). “The problem is with the inefficiency, corruption...

How Did Your State Representative And Senator Vote? 0

How Did Your State Representative And Senator Vote?

(CHICAGO) — National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI), Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization, has released its 12th non-partisan Tax Survey of the Illinois General Assembly, revealing the tax and spending records of every member of...

Do Taxes Really Hit Us As Hard As We Think? 0

Do Taxes Really Hit Us As Hard As We Think?

10/25/2007 Jim Tobin is interview by the Chicago Tribune about whether Illinois is a low tax state. Click here for the the Article.

ITEF Comment Vol. XIII Issue 7 0

ITEF Comment Vol. XIII Issue 7

Raising Illinois State Income Tax Is Political Kiss-of-Death Illinois politicians usually get away with small tax hikes, but raising the Illinois state income tax has proven to be a political kiss-of-death. State legislators and...

CTA Management Scams Public With "Cost Cutting" Claims, While Hidden Employee Benefits Go Out Of Control 0

CTA Management Scams Public With "Cost Cutting" Claims, While Hidden Employee Benefits Go Out Of Control

CHICAGO-CTA management is scamming the public and the media by claiming that it has slashed personnel costs, charged the president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization, who added that the CTA’s employee pension benefits are...

Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy Breaks ILL. Taxpayer Protection Pledge 1

Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy Breaks ILL. Taxpayer Protection Pledge

CHICAGO-The chairman of Tax Accountability 2007 today charged that Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy (D-Crestwood) has broken the Illinois Taxpayer Protection Pledge she signed, with two witnesses, on January 11, 2006.

Taxpayers To Cook County Board: Kill Proposed $800 Million Sales Tax Increase Next Monday! 0

Taxpayers To Cook County Board: Kill Proposed $800 Million Sales Tax Increase Next Monday!

CHICAGO-The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today urged members of the Cook County Board to kill Board President Todd Stroger’s proposed 267% hike in the county’s portion of the sales tax, which will...