Category: Illinois

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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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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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).

Illinois / Latest

May 8, 2019

How To Fix Illinois Roads Without Increasing The State Gas Tax

View as PDF In his in depth analysis of Illinois infrastructure, Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole, after clarifying that Illinois roads and bridges are actually in reasonably good condition, explores alternative funding for...

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April 24, 2019

STATE IS MISALLOCATING MONEY FROM GASOLINE TAXES

View as PDF Illinois taxpayers are being subjected to a relentless campaign to frighten them into supporting a huge increase in the state gasoline tax, including the claim that the state’s bridges are failing....

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April 16, 2019

Fixing Illinois Infrastructure with User Fees

The real problem with Illinois’ transit infrastructure is not that it is worn out but that it is obsolete and no longer successfully serves the needs of the typical state resident.

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November 26, 2018

ILLINOIS FINANCES FAR WORSE THAN REPRESENTED

View as PDF The financial condition of Illinois is far, far worse than represented in the media, according to Mark Glennon, founder of the newsletter Wirepoints, as described in his November 21, 2018 edition....

Illinois / Pension Reform

September 6, 2018

Lake Forest Government Retirees 2018 Pensions

Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF) has released its report on Illinois Government Pensions, which revealed that despite a booming stock market, the six largest Illinois pension funds owe $141,481,548,163 that the funds do not have....

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September 4, 2018

Millionaire Teachers: TRS Full Release Part 1

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June 22, 2018

12th Annual Illinois Pension Report

View as PDF Report Overview Retired Government Employees Receiving $100,000+ Annually Chicago – Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF) today released its 12th annual report on the Illinois statewide government pension systems. Every year, TEF analyses...

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Category: Illinois

RENAISSANCE MAN JOSEPH WARREN FOUGHT TYRANNY AND INSPIRED THE PATRIOT CAUSE

ILLINOIS ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE DEMANDS TAX CUTS, NOT TAX INCREASES

“INFRASTRUCTURE” TAXES HELP POLITICIANS, NOT COMMUTERS

How To Fix Illinois Roads Without Increasing The State Gas Tax

STATE IS MISALLOCATING MONEY FROM GASOLINE TAXES

Fixing Illinois Infrastructure with User Fees

ILLINOIS FINANCES FAR WORSE THAN REPRESENTED

Lake Forest Government Retirees 2018 Pensions

Millionaire Teachers: TRS Full Release Part 1

12th Annual Illinois Pension Report

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