Comments on: Gov Pat Quinn Proposes More Taxes in IL: Residents Worry Air is Next

By: Tired of being fleeced

Tired of being fleeced — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:48:55 +0000

I am a lifelong Democrat who will NOT be voting for Quinn or any politician who supports raising taxes. Last year I made $14,000 (after losing my professional job) and had to pay $800 in taxes. For what? Not just that, but Quinn wants to raise taxes on single people to support parents. How is that fair? I haven’t gotten started on how many people can’t get assistance who need it yet those who never paid in (illegals for example) make money.

Oh, and most of the tax money goes to support freeloading government officials. I used to work for a certain transportation company in Illinois (rhymes with “Betcha”) and you’d hate how they waste tax money. All politicians in Illinois stink.

By: JAMES GILHOOLY

JAMES GILHOOLY — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:35:38 +0000

every one check out state bill HR0544 UNBELIVEABLE what your state is doing on your dime

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:03:07 +0000

My 23 year old austistic son bags groceries part-time at a store. He made $5600.00 last year (2008). Paid $40.+ in federal taxes to the federal government and triple that to the state of IL for taxes (approximately $150.) After calculating his taxes for him, he’s getting $11.00 back from the federal government BUT has to pay an additional $55.+ to the state. How can it be that a disabled adult who makes around $100/week has to pay three times the federal tax rate amount to the state? We claim him on our taxes since he doesn’t receive social security benefits (denied – thanks state of IL). Their services to the disabled ranks 48th in the country. Illinois – you suck. Your politicians suck. Your spending of our money foolishly for crap like the 2016 Olympic bid sucks. Laying down brick sidewalks for $500,000 in our town sucks. How about helping those who can’t help themselves? Let’s begin by not taking from those who have little to give as it is and struggle to care for themselves while not being another burden on your books. I’m tired of paying for others while struggling to just take care of ourselves. The middle class gets the short end in Illinois every single time.

By: nancy

nancy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:12:21 +0000

NO MORE TAXES ESPECIALLY INCOME WE ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF INCOME AND HOPING TO MAKE IT EACH WEEK WHAT IS HE THINKING????????????????????????????????????

By: garagefather

garagefather — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:50:41 +0000

Did I wake up from a coma and find that they have outlawed cutting government spending?
What is up with governments hitting people harder and harder to support their bloated pork barrel budgets when the people are hurting the most they have in 25 years?
Do politicians believe that they and the government they run are so important that we cannot live w/o their massive government?
While the federal government is spending massive amounts of money they don’t have, to give states money they supposedly need for stimulus, the states feel it necessary to confiscate more of our money so they can continue to prop up the failed monstrosities. They will never have enough. They will always seek to take more as long as the average citizen believes that it is someone else paying the bill. Maybe taxes on coffee and tea will wake up the masses who never seem to care enough to even vote. Maybe they will wake up and see America’s prosperity be crushed by big government.