A progressive income tax will send Illinois residents running
I find your Wednesday editorial to be very troubling, and it gets to the core of the issue with Illinois politics. In one sentence you praise J.B. Pritzker for his “agenda,” yet you acknowledge that he has “been vague on the details.” And you endorsed him how? Why?
Illinoisians are leaving the state in droves. A progressive income tax will only serve to expedite the process, and the high earners will be the fastest to depart. Higher taxes do not fix the core of the state’s problems. True zero-based budgeting, along with tough, detailed spending reviews are where this newly elected leadership needs to focus.
Dave Putlak, Highland Park