As Illinois debates whether to raise taxes on the rich, IRS data show better off tax filers stayed put when flat tax rates jumped a few years ago despite fears so called job creators would leave the state to avoid paying the increase.
Bob Secter
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Rauner, Pritzker Tax Disclosures Rich in Avoidance
Illinois’ wealthiest candidates for governor have disclosed little when it comes to their personal finances. But what they have revealed indicates they leverage tax code flexibility out of reach for most.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Rauner, Pritzker Shun Transparency Even When It Might Help
In refusing to release comprehensive tax information, wealthy rivals forego a possibility of debunking specious attacks about their finances.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Blago Op-ed Falsely Claims He is in Prison for ‘Practicing Politics’
Illinois’ former governor once expressed remorse for misdeeds, but years in prison have him lashing out in print at the federal agents who put him there for allegedly criminalizing normal political conduct. His own words and actions belie the claim.
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Fact Check: How Hands Off Has Rauner Been With His Investments?
Details contained in a lawsuit brought against Gov. Bruce Rauner by a former business associate have called into further question the governor’s insistence that he no longer plays a role in his business investments.
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Fact-Check: Rauner’s ‘Proud Immigrant’ Grandparents? Born In Wisconsin
Throughout his political career, Gov. Bruce Rauner has told the tale of his proud Swedish immigrant grandparents, the Ericksons from Sweden. Except they were born and bred in Wisconsin.
Posted inEducation
Understanding The Most Poorly Funded School System in America: Illinois
By design, Illinois places an outsized reliance on revenue from local property taxes to fund schools. That has led to dramatic increases in property taxes across the state while also creating a worst in the nation gap in funding between rich and poor districts.