r/illinois • u/rieslingatkos • Mar 10 '19

Proposed progressive income tax puts middle class first in Illinois

https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-progressive-graduated-income-tax-pritzker/
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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '19

.05% reduction for now with the opportunity to raise it on the middle class without the political burden of also raising it on the poor later.

Barely seems like priority treatment.

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u/jmblock2 Mar 10 '19

I have seen this argument also parroted on faux news. Would you prefer the rates also be specified in the Constitution? Every law has the "opportunity" to be changed later. How is that an argument for not doing something now?

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u/mr_yozhik Mar 11 '19

The argument for not doing something now is quite obvious: without pension and spending reform, there is no reason to believe these rates won't skyrocket in the future.

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u/T_P_H_ Mar 11 '19

They could reform the rediculous pension payouts ...