Monday, May 27, 2019

Just now on Memorial Day, Democratic lawmakers in the House passed a constitutional amendment to put a progressive income tax question on the ballot in 2020. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider released the following statement in response :

“It’s disappointing, but not surprising, to see Democrat lawmakers decide that a blank check from Illinois taxpayers is the solution to our financial issues. It’s not surprising because it’s been their agenda for years. Raising taxes yet again and asking for more from the most overtaxed group of people in America is not a solution to our problems, it unfairly punishes taxpayers for problems they did not create. We need to reform the way we do government in Illinois before ever thinking about taking more from our hard working families.”

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider