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WAYNE COUNTY–A new report by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) reveals that many government school employees and retirees of Wayne County, Illinois receive lavish, gold-plated salaries and pensions that far exceed average annual wages of workers in the private sector.
“These outrageous government-employee pensions are bankrupting the state,” said Jim Tobin, TUA President. “Springfield House and Senate Democrats just temporarily raised the state personal income tax 67%, all $6.8 billion taxpayer dollars of which is being used to fund the state’s lavish retired government employee pension programs.” Read more →
CHICAGO–Local taxpayer groups filed appeals to contest two judicial decisions allowing property tax increase referenda wording to stand in the April 5, 2011 elections in Oak Park School Dist. 97 and Wilmette School District 39. In two separate court decisions, judges ruled that both school districts were within the law when their ballot descriptions of the anticipated property tax hikes in dollars per household did not include the property tax equalization factor. As a result, taxpayers were misinformed regarding the amount of their property tax increase, which was grossly understated on each ballot.
In the case of Wilmette School District 39, Judge Rita Novak of the Circuit Court of Cook County, ruled against both Taxpayers United of America (TUA) and Herb Sorock, dismissing their lawsuit. According to Judge Novak, it was acceptable for the School District to use ballot language that confused the voters by understating the property tax increase by 300%. Read more →
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At the most recent national election, heads rolled in Washington and candidates for both chambers of Congress were elected who purported to be fiscal conservatives. Now these newly-elected public officials must show some backbone and make good on their campaign promises…if they are to keep their heads.
More than 40% of federal spending is borrowed. This year, the federal budget’s deficit is estimated to be more than $1.5 trillion. The easy way out is to increase the federal debt limit and borrow more, which is favored by Washington’s perennial spenders. The less popular but more desirable action would be to cut federal spending, balance the budget, and make way for real tax cuts. Read more →
