Illinois tolls were supposed to be temporary. A progressive tax is only supposed to hurt 3% of Illinoisans. Political promises mean little in Illinois.

Illinois Policy ^ | September 17, 2020 | Ben Szalinski

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

A toll agency promising to end the tolls is like Lucy telling Charlie Brown that he can really kick the football this time. A toll agency should simply not make such a promise, so that it can keep funding its roads through repairs and expansions. And please, clean up the damned patronage. In Illy-Noy, patronage is a bi-partisan thing (Combine).

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING!

[hal ogen]

Government “workers” at all levels play the public for patsys...almost all the time.

[Maudeen]

For sale signs all over Illinois. . . .not many buyers.

[BillyBoy]

But Gov. Lard Butt and his supporters are shocked Illinois voters didn’t buy his promise that his “progressive” tax hike would only affect “millionaires and billionaires” and “make the rich pay their fair share”. You can trust him. Why believe otherwise?

[lgjhn23]

Once a politician gains that sweet taste of the OPM drug (other peoples’ money), they become hopelessly addicted.
They will lie, cheat, steal...whatever to hold onto the “drug”.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Or as I call him, Fatty Fatty Pritzker. Just like my own governor, Lockdown Larry Hogan (RINO-MD), who might as well have been selected by your Combine organization.

[algore]

in the greate state of Washington where the the Atty General has sued Trump more than 80 times

It all boils down to what the word: “and.” is

… (Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson) talks about ‘and’ meaning both or either,”

and since it now means either, We get Permanent Tolls

[dhs12345]

Obamacare was supposed to save me 2400 dollars... it ended up costing me 9,000 more dollars.

LIARS!

[PGalt]

Deceptions made, deceptions kept.

[algore]

the Washington State law said

The tolls shall be removed if conditions A and B are not met.

[stars & stripes forever]

Didn’t Illinois sell the toll roads to S. Africa?

[asinclair]

You appear surprised. Don't be.

Look up the history of the 16th Amendment. It was the original "tax the rich" scheme, starting with the 1914 "tax year". Less than four percent met the minimum taxing level.

One taxpayer wrote to the Bureau of Internal Revenue, "I have purposely left out some deductions I could claim, in order to have the privilege and the pleasure of paying at least a small income tax. . . ."

The original tax rate was one percent. Then two percent. Then it went upwards throughout the 20th century.

[Impala64ssa]

I got a collection of old road maps, including a couple of NY Thruway fold outs from the early 60’s. In them they say that the tolls will be removed when the highway bonds and interest are paid off by 1996. HA HA HA!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Nothing so permanent as a “temporary” tax.

[stars & stripes forever]

guess not.

[Mr. K]

Income tax was originally sold as only 3% of income over $1 million.

This was in the early 1900s when that would’ve been a very small group of rich people.

And now look where we are.

[ssfromla]

Silly citizens you thought the government would actually get rid of such a cash cow?

Government never does anything for citizens it's always what will benefit them.

Spending your money gets them high.

[laweeks]

Ohio’s turnpike was promised to be toll-free in 1983 . . . no doubt about that . . . still waiting for our toll-free turnpike.

[shotgun]

On the toll bridges over the Columbia, they would just “sell the bridge before it was paid off so the “new” owner could reap the profits