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Illinois

beachbum bob

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2. Illinois has the most taxing districts of all the states,

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 29, 2018, 01:17 PM

Apr 2018

Multi-layered and totally costly to the Illinois tax payers....the pensions for teachers/educators need to funded by the school districts that hire them, sign the contracts.....and not passed thru to all Illinois taxpayers. The Chicago public school retirement is paid by the Chicago taxpayers and their taxpayers also pay for downstate teachers. Elected officials need term limits, will it a constitutional convention to do so, yes. As for a progressive state income tax, it's badly needed.

If you want financial stability and fairness in Illinois, this is a way.

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Illinois financial troubles started far earlier than 1998..... [View all] beachbum bob Apr 2018 OP

Where are you getting all this about murielm99 Apr 2018 #1

Illinois has the most taxing districts of all the states, beachbum bob Apr 2018 #2

I will never go along with term limits. murielm99 Apr 2018 #3

IL pension problems started back in the 1940s.. raising2moredems Apr 2018 #4