Governor of Illinois.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/05/pritzker-rauner-illinois-governor-2018-221079As anyone will tell you, it really doesn't matter who it is. Mike Madigan runs this state. His policies are what rules. The governor is simply there to be the fall guy. Pritzker will sign anything Madigan passes, and then when it kills this state's economy, he'll go back to his inherited billions and the people of this state will be screwed.
We used to have a flat 3%, then we had a temporary 5% that was supposed to reduce the budget and fund pensions. It didn't, but the legislature passed all kinds of new spending to suck up the windfall. It then expired, only because Rauner was elected and Madigan couldn't get him to be a patsy and sign an extension. So then they passed a 4.95% flat tax, and several R's defected to override Rauner's veto.
Now they want a progressive tax, like this:
House Bill 3522 – known as the Fiscally Responsible Illinois Entering New Days and Leaving Yesterday, or FRIENDLY, Act, proposes the following income tax rates:
4 percent for income between $0-$7,500
5.84 percent for income between $7,500-$15,000
6.27 percent for income between $15,000-$225,000
7.65 percent for income above $225,000
This plan, which is estimated to raise an additional $3.6 billion, is a 21 percent income tax increase.
Will the $3.6 billion go toward fixing the budget and pension problems.....Nahhhh. Just more money to spend on pet projects to buy more votes.
This state is so boned...
