Postmortem of Illinois’ Failed Tax Amendment
The taxpayers of Illinois rejected Gov. Pritzker’s Progressive Tax. Where do we go from here? By TMA President Steve Rauschenberger – First, let’s examine how the tax battle came to be. It starts with Governor Pritzker. Imagine for a minute what it would be like, what YOU would be like if you were born a […]
No to Progressive Tax Story #3: Althea Mottl of Atlas Tool Works
Becoming an “HR go-to” is what brought Althea Mottl back into the family business full time after working part time as a mom with young children. But that’s not all she does now for Atlas Tool Works in Lyons, Illinois. Needing to know what employee skills would be required for upcoming jobs led Althea into […]
4 Good Reasons for Illinois to reject the proposed Progressive Tax
SCHAUMBURG – There are four good reasons to reject Governor Pritzker’s progressive tax proposal that will be on Illinois voters’ ballots in November, former State Senator Steve Rauschenberger (R-Elgin) says. “One, there’s a financial problem; two, there’s a jobs problem; three, there’s a trust problem and four, there’s a fairness problem,” Rauschenberger says in a […]