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Illinois House rejects increasing state income tax

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Posted by Fred 2009-06-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 "Quinn must cut billions of dollars in vital state services"

No, he needs to cut expenditures. You know, like the rest of us have to when we don't have as much income as we used to.

He could start by cutting bullshit expenditures designed to make some leftie feel good, and political patronage "jobs," before even thinking about cutting truly essential services. But he won't. :-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-06-02 01:34|| 2009-06-02 01:34|| Front Page Top

#2 "If we were here 100 years ago and Teddy Roosevelt was still alive, he'd tell you it follows a principle as old as the Bible. Taxes should be based on the ability to pay."
He'd also tell you, Gov. Quinn/Ceasar, you've been rendered stuck on stupid.

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2009-06-02 02:39|| 2009-06-02 02:39|| Front Page Top

#3 This was basically a punt by the Ill. House to put off a decision until November at which time they will know if they will have any opposition in the next election (I voted not to raise taxes!). Then they will conveniently discover that the state desparately needs a tax increase and will vote for it. Same old same old in the Land of ~~Lincoln~~ Stinkin'.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2009-06-02 09:14|| 2009-06-02 09:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Motoring up there last week. The differences between small-town rural Illinois and rural Indiana are striking.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-06-02 09:19|| 2009-06-02 09:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Besoeker, you intrigue me. What were the differences you saw?

Posted by Jonathan 2009-06-02 10:09|| 2009-06-02 10:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Downstate communities on the west side of the Wabash looked like they were suffering far more from the recession than those on the east bank. Farming communities on both sides. Maybe it was just a coincidence.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-06-02 14:10|| 2009-06-02 14:10|| Front Page Top

#7 "I believe in the tax based on ability to pay: the income tax," Quinn said. "If we were here 100 years ago and Teddy Roosevelt was still alive, he'd tell you it follows a principle as old as the Bible. Taxes should be based on the ability to pay."

Gov. Quinn just joined in the competition for idiot of the day. Talk about "stuck on stupid", this man is there. The role of taxes is to pay for the minimum government the people need to ensure their rights and property. ANYTHING ELSE is theft. That's why the US Congress is known as the biggest criminal group in the country.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-06-02 17:58|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-06-02 17:58|| Front Page Top

#8 The role of taxes is to pay for the minimum government the people need to ensure their rights and property

How refreshingly naive. The role of taxes is to bribe potential voters, reward supporters, friends and relatives, and provide unofficial remuneration for the permanent legislative class. Oh, and it's also handy for the occasional experiment in social engineering.

Posted by The Democrats 2009-06-02 18:06|| 2009-06-02 18:06|| Front Page Top

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