Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn wants to raise your state income taxes up to 67%. He claims this is necessary to fill an $11.5 billion state budget gap. What he doesn’t say is that the state will receive $11.5 billion in federal stimulus funds, which would completely fill the gap.
Download our Stop the Income Tax Hike flyer to learn: what you won’t hear from the governor about the gold-plated pensions for local and state employees and ways you can stop government pensions from bankrupting our state.
Included on page 2 of the flyer is a list of the Illinois Top 100 Government Pension Payouts. Look for yourself to see just how lavish these government pensions are.
Download a printable copy of the flyer and share it with your friends, family, and neighbors.

By on August 26, 2009   /   Uncategorized  
42 Comments
  1. Kelly Salvato
    8:57 pm on March 4, 2009

    I am opposed to this increase for Pension of all things. Oh Puhleeze. Have you SEEN what is coming out of the schools within the last ten years? I’ve had Principles asking if I can’t just wait for Winter Break. Had to remind the twit that most of us work all 12 months and don’t get the privilege of all the holidays, institute days and breaks that they do. I’ve had to email the Board of Ed, Principle, Teacher, AND the Village Hall when a teacher refused to teach my son the math he was hired to do. God forbid if he wasn’t able to leave at 3pm on the nose. 15% of his class was failing. 15%!!!! ENOUGH. Give them more to produce this? No way. Work for it like the rest of us.

  2. Benjamin Dover
    9:01 am on March 6, 2009

    Remember this line from a Batman movie:
    This Town Needs An Enemma.
    We have all become slaves to the politicians.
    Thank You for working so hard to show the tax payers

  3. Gail Grazian
    3:20 pm on March 6, 2009

    Saw you on Fox News this morning – I spread the word to call the Governor’s Office to my email distribution list – when I called to check this afternoon – the Governor’s office said they’ve been getting a ton of calls. You need to keep getting the word out – it’s working!!!

  4. chris
    7:19 pm on March 6, 2009

    Copies in hand, I’m on my way distributing. We’re fed up and we’re not going to take it anymore. We’re running on empty, out of money and are tired of working 6 day 10 hour jobs only to be forced to give back 50% of our disposable income in more taxes above and beyond income taxes by way of sales tax, and everything else. Thanks for your energy, enthusiasm and support of us taxpayers.

  5. Teresa
    12:26 pm on March 7, 2009

    I am very opposed of this tax hike! Enough of this political B.S. I have no faith of the government or any state/city official. They are just in it for the power and money, not for the people. If there is going to be a protest, I’ll be there with my big sign. All people should get together and shout out, after all, they are working for us, we are thier boss, it’s our money they bill their bills with. What will they do without us? The longer we stay quiet and complain the better for them. Let’s protest!!

  6. Rod Bagovich
    2:43 pm on March 7, 2009

    Kelly –
    Maybe if parents would spend a bit more time with their children and their homework, and not have the idea that teachers are supposed to make up for the lack of home support for their student you would realize that some of the burden of education comes from the home. Your Principal, remember they are your PAL, can only do so much. Yes, many teachers aren’t committed to the children, but the vast numbers out there are trying to be educator, guidance counselor, juvenile officer and even parent to some of these kids. Education doesn’t only take place in the school. Sit down with you children and read. Have them show you what they have learned, or are working on in school. See what they are having problems understanding and then advocate for your child. Don’t expect a teacher to be a miracle worker. Miracle sometime start at home.

  7. SHELLY
    4:03 pm on March 7, 2009

    I’M A NURSE,I SERVE THE PUBLIC. I EARN A SALARY AND SAVE FOR MY RETIREMENT. WHEN I RETIRE I MUST DEPEND OF MY NEST EGG,SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. ANY SERVANT OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD RECIEVE A SALARY FOR THEIR SERVICES, WHEN THEY CAN NO LONGER SERVE THEY SHOULD DEPEND ON THEIR NEST EGG, SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE JUST AS I WOULD. TAXES SHOULD NOT COVER THEIR RETIREMENT. OUR TAXES PAID THEIR SALARIES WHILE THEY SERVED.THIS IS ONE OF THE REASON GOVERNMENT SPENDING IS SO HUGH THEY CONTINUE TO FEED ON HARD WORKING TAX PAYERS FOR EVERYTHING, WHEN TIMES ARE DESCENT WE DON’T GET ANYTHING BACK AND WHEN THEY ARE HARD THE GOVERNMENT TAKES MORE AWAY. EVERYONE FROM THE NURSE AND SCHOOL TEACHER TO THE PRESIDENT SHOULD INVEST IN THEIR OWN RETIREMENT STARTING THE FIRST DAY THEY HOLD AN OFFICE, POSITION OR APPOINTMENT.IT IS ONLY FAIR IF OUR REPRESENTATIVES TRULY ARE TO REPRESENT WE THE PEOPLE.TAX PAYERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE THE REST OF THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THEY ONCE HELD A PUBLIC POSITION.

  8. MARY BAILEY
    11:49 am on March 8, 2009

    It’s passed due for a changes in this state.

  9. Retired Teacher
    10:38 am on March 10, 2009

    Kelly Salvato evidently didn’t major in spelling while she was in school either!!
    The correct spelling is PRINCIPAL

  10. Kelley
    10:11 am on March 14, 2009

    No taxation without representation. Thats what is says in the constitution. When I begin to think that our state, local and federal governments actually are working for me then I would consider a tax increase. Illinois is 49th out of 50 states in funding education. They need to be run as a business and until they reform and show they can save and manage their budgets and cut like a normal business when times are hard they are entitled to no raise, no contribution to their retirement nor bonus pay. Thats what I will get this year NOTHING. I would also not ever deem it necessary to insult our teachers by grouping them with politicions. I will continue to support our school district locally by pushing for increases that actually will go directly to our schools. We see how well that lottery money the state claimed would go to our schools has helped. For ever dollar provided by the lottery was taken from the school fund on the other end. All government should follow the same rules as the general public NO PENSION. Let them invest their own pay in a retirement fund and count on social sercurity for their retirement. Then maybe they will care about fixing the problems insteat of creating more.