BIDEN’S TAX INCREASE WOULD BE ONE OF LARGEST IN U.S. HISTORY
September 8th, 2020
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A new report by the Washington-based, nonpartisan Tax Foundation reveals that presid[...]
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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).
Springfield IL Taxpayers Crushed by Gov. Pension Debt
Springfield, IL – Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF) today released its updated study on Springfield municipal pensions, Sangamon County government pensions, including the top 200 pensions in the Teachers Retirement System (TRS), Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF), and the State University Retirement System (SURS). Taxpayers United of America (TUA) issued the following statement based on the TEF pension study:
13th Annual Illinois Pension Report
Chicago — Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF) today released the results of its 13th annual Illinois state pensions report.
BOTTOM LINE: CHICAGO NEEDS A DIFFERENT AND CHEAPER TRANSIT SYSTEM
View as PDF Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole concludes his presentation of his study on Chicago transit, with his recommendations for replacing the system at lower cost. Chicago is well-known for its “L”...
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The real problem with Illinois’ transit infrastructure is not that it is worn out but that it is obsolete and no longer successfully serves the needs of the typical state resident.
TAX FOUNDATION ISSUES STARTLING ANALYSIS OF PRITZKER’S PROPOSED STATE GRADUATED INCOME TAX
View as PDF The Washington-based nonpartisan Tax Foundation just released an analysis of Illinois Governor Jay Robert “J.B.” Pritzker’s proposed graduated state income tax, and the results should have Illinois taxpayers running for cover, according to...
Retired CCSD Employees Receive Huge Pensions
View as PDF View Pension Grids The Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF) has launched an investigation of Cambria Community Services District’s (CCSD) retired government-employee pension promises. The report found that over a third of currently...
RED LINE EXPANSION A FINANCIAL DISASTER IN THE MAKING
By Dennis Constant CHICAGO—The president of Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF) today denounced the plans of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to spend $2.3 billion on extending the Red Line from 95th Street to 130th...
FINANCES PUT CHICAGO IN “WORST FIVE SINKHOLE CITIES”
CHICAGO—Chicago’s finances are in such desperate shape that the city is among the worst five “sinkhole cities” out of 75 cities, according to an article appearing in the noted political newsletter, Wirepoints, by Mike...
