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Don’t Gamble on the Budget: Just Raise Taxes Says Quinn

9 November 2010

In one of the more bizarre statements this post-election season, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) of Illinois has advised the legislature that an alternative plan to raise revenue won’t work and instead, he wants to focus on raising the state’s income tax. Days after squeaking by in the gubernatorial race, Quinn told the Chicago Sun-Times that [...]

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States Find It May Not (*gasp*) Be Necessary to Raise Taxes

17 July 2009

With budget deadlines looming, many states felt that there were no alternatives to balancing the budget other than raising taxes or adding new ones. More than half of all states were considering significant tax changes to fill gaping holes… What a difference a few weeks and some angry taxpayers make. New Jersey recently “found” more [...]

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

22 March 2009

Illinois residents have been willing to deal with some pretty steep tax increases. But Gov. Pat Quinn may have gone too far this time: Quinn wants to tax coffee and sweetened tea products in grocery stores in the same manner as soft drinks. Gov Quinn has also suggested raising taxes and fees on driver’s licenses [...]

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