Repeal tax increase; save Illinois jobs

Repeal tax increase; save Illinois jobs

As Chicago's northern suburbs work to rebound from the recession, Springfield has no problem allowing business and tax dollars to flow right past the border and into Wisconsin. Already, Illinois' tax-and-spend ways drove a net of 82,954 residents to Wisconsin between 1995 and 2007. These people took with them more than $12.4 billion in adjusted gross income during those years — money that could have been spent at local businesses, helping fuel our state's economy.

The tax increases passed earlier this month will only serve to solidify Illinois' reputation as an anti-business, anti-taxpayer state. Springfield is working against our economic recovery. Lawmakers need to know enough is enough. If you are as concerned as I am about the direction this state is moving in, join me in pushing lawmakers to repeal the tax increases by signing a petition, available at repealthetaxhike.com.

Collin Hitt

Director of policy

Illinois Policy Institute

Chicago