HHSTigerFan
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So we just voted in November about recalling a governor and it passed.......just sayin.
He was actually impeached.
So we just voted in November about recalling a governor and it passed.......just sayin.
So they claim the budget would be in the hole by $16B this year, they pass a huge tax increase that will raise $7B.... and then instead of talking about cutting the budget to close the gap on that other $9B, they say it can only INCREASE by 2% per year????? WOW
For heavens sake... Quinn said he'd raise taxes. And yet.... people still voted for him. I didn't, and never will.
It absolutely boggles my mind that they passed a budget were the deficit spending was nearly HALF of the amount.
What would happen if my wife and I with our household income of $110K would sit down and approve spending $200K this coming year? And then I get a better job, but say "this is awesome, will be making $150K this year, so we can spend $204K this year"..
Quinn said he'd raise the income tax from 3% to 4% and promised he'd veto anything other than that. Right up until yesterday when he was Congratulating his Democratic colleagues for managing to shove this through the lame duck session before the newly elected office holders take control. Quinn for the most part remained publicly silent on this whole matter - never making a statement for or against any of the proposals - letting the other Democratic leaders take the blame and the brunt of the negative publicity.
I didn't vote for Quinn either but I'm actually still disappointed in him because I thought he had at least slightly more integrity than some of our previous Governors.
As long as I am a resident of Illinois I will continue to vote against any elected official who does not work to get this fiscal crises under control. It simply has to end. Soon.
The increase is going to be retroactive back to Jan 1st so the first check that we get will have double (or triple) the extra taken out, depending if it starts with Friday's pay date.
WI is already lucking at ways to lure businesses out of IL. In the end, this could end up costing us much more if that happens. Not only in the taxes that will be lost but in the jobs/unemployment.
This news coming after we were official told that our disabled DD doesn't qualify for any assistance because the state of IL includes parental income and assets when qualifying disabled children and a family of 5 can't make over $25,790 or have more than $3,000 including any retirement money. It's no wonder why we're at the very bottom and rank 51 (they included DC in the rankings) for providing help to people with disabilities![]()
If you would like to have a letter sent to your legislature showing your displeasure on the impending tax increase you can populate the form on the following website:
http://www.illinoisisbroke.com/takeaction.aspx
The increase is going to be retroactive back to Jan 1st so the first check that we get will have double (or triple) the extra taken out, depending if it starts with Friday's pay date.
WI is already lucking at ways to lure businesses out of IL. In the end, this could end up costing us much more if that happens. Not only in the taxes that will be lost but in the jobs/unemployment.
This news coming after we were official told that our disabled DD doesn't qualify for any assistance because the state of IL includes parental income and assets when qualifying disabled children and a family of 5 can't make over $25,790 or have more than $3,000 including any retirement money. It's no wonder why we're at the very bottom and rank 51 (they included DC in the rankings) for providing help to people with disabilities![]()
Doesn't the first part sort of conflict with your second part? You don't like the increased taxes, but also want assistance?
And this is in NO WAY directed at you.. Thats a big part of why the country is in the shape it is, everyone expects the govt to give them freebies and yet something like 50% of the population pays ZERO income tax.
For heavens sake... Quinn said he'd raise taxes. And yet.... people still voted for him. I didn't, and never will.
If it's any consolation, those that pushed it through will likely be seeing their careers end in the next 2 years. I am not wishing hardship on anyone, but if you don't play fair, well, all bets are off.
I didn't either, and I can't believe people walked into that booth and marked his name when he has been talking about the increase all along. I even told dh not to even consider voting for him!
And government pensions keep on growing...lucky them.
I think that part of the reason that I'm so frustrated today is that once again while I was shopping at Aldi last night, the lady in front of me paid for her groceries with LINK and her liquor with cash and then proceeded to get in to an Escalde in the the parking lot with a vanity license plate that said "Y WORK". I honestly try not to judge people but I've run into this lady several times before there and it just bugs me. We're struggling to come up with $5,000 for DD's hearing aids and while our tax money is helping fund her being able to have us pay for her groceries while she drives an SUV and pays cash for the things not covered by LINK.
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