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Democrats Let Illinois Taxpayers Down

Gubernatorial candidates did nothing to protect taxpayers from Soda Tax overreach

“The Cook County Soda Tax was nothing but a lie from the very beginning. Even the tax’s most ardent supporter, Toni Preckwinkle, admitted that the tax was just for the money, and never really about public health. Thanks to the efforts of taxpayers across the county, Preckwinkle’s absurd money grab is finished.” – Illinois Republican Party Spokesman Aaron DeGroot

Illinois citizens won a major victory today as the Cook County Soda Tax has finally been repealed.

While the victory should be lauded as a grassroots effort, it should not be overlooked that the Democrats running for governor sat on their hands while residents paid the price for Toni Preckwinkle’s lies.

Trying to balance favor between Mike Madigan and Toni Preckwinkle, they refused to act on behalf of the Cook County taxpayers, leaving the citizens saddled with yet another Chicago Democrat tax hike.

Today’s repeal is a major blow to Preckwinkle and the rest of the Chicago Democrats’ tax-and-spend ideology. Now, they will have to work together with Cook County Republicans and find smarter ways to utilize the taxpayers’ money.

And as for the Democrats running for governor, Illinois voters will remember their inaction.

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MORE Insider Support for Pritzker

Pritzker Gets Endorsement of Most Crooked Organization in IL Politics

No group in Illinois politics reeks of crooked insider dealing more than the Cook County Democratic Party.

Just last month, the Chicago Tribune exposed how Mike Madigan-ally Joe Berrios, the Cook County Assessor and Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party, runs what is essentially a property tax racket – giving the wealthy huge tax breaks at the expense of low-income Cook county residents.

J.B. Pritzker was one of them.

The billionaire has gotten nearly a quarter million dollars back in property tax breaks and refunds from Joe Berrios, taking money from Chicago Public Schools and other city services by claiming that a $3.7 million Chicago mansion is “uninhabitable”.

It’s no surprise that Joe Berrios would endorse J.B. Pritzker – they’re two crooked Chicago insiders cut from the same cloth.

After all, billionaire J.B. Pritzker has proven he’s willing to play along with Berrios’ property tax schemes and profit from Cook County’s unjust property tax system.

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