DuPage County Opinion
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County should learn about taxes from historySep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Tony Preckwinkle and her fellow commissioners need to review their history lessons. The EngLish tried a "beverage tax" that led to the Boston Tea Party and eventually th...
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Tax reform must go beyond corporate rateSep 12, 2017 12:01 am - Tax reform must be about much more than reducing the corporate tax rate. Right now many large and multinational companies/corporations pay far less than their fair share...
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Editorial: Successful suburban downtowns vital for economySep 11, 2017 11:00 pm - At one point, the malls and shopping plazas were the big draw in the suburbs, pulling shoppers out of the quaint downtowns that featured ma and pa shops. But that has ch...
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Why no state plan for new revenue?Sep 11, 2017 12:01 am - Why have we not seen a five- or ten-year financial plan for the new $5 billion annual income tax revenue? We're talking $25 to $50 billion here, folks. Do our Illinois g...
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Why Trump waffled on CharlottesvilleSep 11, 2017 12:01 am - Why all the questions about Trump's waffling on the condemnation of the "alt right" at Charlottesville? It's easy to see why. It's a fact Trump had their votes to win la...
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Lisle must consolidate school districtsSep 10, 2017 12:01 am - When we moved to Lisle, our property taxes were lower than a comparable house in Naperville and Downers Grove. Today our property taxes are higher than Naperville and Do...
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The soda tax ruseSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - Have you seen the commercials praising the merits of the soda tax? Why does the government feel it is their responsibility to enlighten us to the downfall of sugary drin...
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'Elites' need to stop talking and listenSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - I am currently in my mid-70s. Although I was raised in a Democrat-leaning family, I became a Republican in my 40s. My first vote for president was for Lyndon Johnson. I...
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GOP must stand up to this pettinessSep 09, 2017 12:01 am - Our GOP Congress must stand up to their petty, vindictive and dangerous standard-bearer before he drains our great nation of its integrity and moral values and weakens o...
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County doesn't want soda tax to workSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - We have been told that Cook County Board President Preckwinkle's new "soda tax" has been enacted as a public health measure. Specifically, heavily taxing sugar-based dri...