Saturday, June 13, 2009
Springfield Tax Revolt - WSJ.com
When more taxpayers start to pay attention, victories will come...
Here's just part of a Wall Street Journal opinion column:
"Taxpayer victories are rare these days, so let's cheer the good news in Illinois, where earlier this week the state House in Springfield voted 74-42 against a plan to raise the income tax rate on individuals and businesses by 50%.
When Governor Pat Quinn succeeded Rod Blagojevich in January, he immediately proposed raising the personal income tax to 4.5% from 3%, the business tax rate to 7.2% from 4.8%, and expanding the sales tax to services ranging from dry cleaners to Internet hookup. The Democrat says the income tax hike is 'based on a principle as old as the Bible. Taxes should be based on the ability to pay.' But voters can distinguish between rendering unto God and unto Quinn, and public dismay was so widespread that even 26 Democrats voted to kill this tax grab.
Just as surprising, not a single Republican voted for the tax increase."
