Posted on 08/02/2021 7:21:44 AM PDT by AT7Saluki
Chicago owes former President Donald Trump a million-dollar tax refund but the Cook County State’s Attorney, which is typically focused on handling the city’s crime, will mount an effort to block Trump from receiving his check.
The Hill reports that the “Cook County state’s attorney is seeking to block a $1 million tax refund that the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board ruled is owed to former President Trump on his Chicago skyscraper’s 2011 tax bill.”
The building was “over-assessed” according to a unanimous vote of Illinois’ state property tax board, but the Cook County States Attorney says the city should not pay, since granting Trump his refund would take money out of the pockets of Chicago taxpayers — even though the money was never the city’s, to begin with.
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But not giving Trump the refund he is due would also take money out of the pocket of at least one Chicago taxpayer - Trump.
The money is due, the money should be paid. Who it gets paid to is irrelevant.
It's very simple... does the tax law allow/require Trump to receive a refund due to his property being "over-assessed" - OR NOT? Taking money from Chicago taxpayers has no bearing on applying the tax law.
What the progressive/commie AG really means when she says, "Trumps refund would take money out of the pockets of Chicago taxpayers" is "Trumps refund would take money out of the pockets of crooked Chicago politicians like myself."
If Chicago and IL want to help their taxpayers, LOWER THEIR TAXES!!
The spite in these people is sick.
On the way?????
Ichabod, is that you?
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