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1. Working class voters shot down a referendum in Illinois for a graduated income tax

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2022, 01:11 PM

Jun 2022

Last edited Sun Jun 12, 2022, 01:48 PM - Edit history (1)

to replace our current flat tax that favors the rich.

Under the graduated tax, over 80% of Illinoisians would have seen their taxes LOWERED or even eliminated.

But there was a massive advertising blitz against the change, and the people who would have benefited most rose up to vote to protect the richest people in the State.

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Working class voters shot down a referendum in Illinois for a graduated income tax Midnight Writer Jun 2022 #1