CHICAGO–The President of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization condemned Gov. Patrick Quinn (D) for bribing former St. Rep. Careen Gordon (D-Morris) in order to secure her vote for his huge, 67% increase in the state personal income tax.
Her Yes vote gave Quinn the minimum 60 votes needed to pass the $7 billion income tax increase, most of which will go to fund million dollar pension benefits for greedy government employees, like those from LaSalle County.
“This revelation by the Chicago Tribune on January 22, that after securing Gordon’s Yes vote, Quinn gave Gordon a new $86,000-a-year state job, shows how corrupt the state government truly is,” said Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois (NTUI).
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Illinois taxpayers achieved a huge victory with the passage in the Illinois house of a bill that would require property-tax increase referendum language to more accurately describe the potential cost to property owners, according to the Vice President of Taxpayers United of Illinois (TUA).
“This is a big, big victory for taxpayers,” said Christina Tobin, TUA Vice President. “It passed without a single ‘No’ vote in the Illinois House last week. The bill now moves to the Illinois Senate, where chief sponsor, President Pro Tempore Don Harmon (D-39, Oak Park) expects it to pass.”
“Our organization spearheaded the effort to bring attention to the misleading referendum wording of some Chicago suburbs,” said Tobin. “We are gratified that our hard work paid off.”
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Source: WSIL-TV (ABC).
