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Illinois Lawmaker Gets 'Tax Villain' Award
Publius Forum ^ | 10/26/09 | Warner Todd Huston

Posted on 10/26/2009 9:23:45 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus

Illinois Senator James Clayborne wants to raise the Illinois State Income tax a whopping 67 percent on the citizenry and 33 percent on businesses. It amounts to thievery by the state and has earned Clayborne the title of "Tax Villain" for the month of October from the watchdog group National Taxpayers United of Illinois.

In this day when Illinois is almost bankrupt from its profligate spending, Clayborne wants to give this irresponsible government even more of the taxpayer's money to waste. Of course, the out-of-control spending isn;t Illinois' only problem...

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TOPICS: Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: illinois; taxes
This guy wants to raise Ill. income taxes 67%!? You got to be kidding.
1 posted on 10/26/2009 9:23:46 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
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To: Mobile Vulgus

If you object, you be racist!


2 posted on 10/26/2009 9:44:41 AM PDT by Redleg Duke ("Don't fire unless fired upon, but it they mean to have a war, let it begin here." J Parker, 1775)
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