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Illinois

Gidney N Cloyd

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3. Good post. Question re: "tax burden in Illinois ranks 14th out of 50 states"

Reply to mikekohr (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 01:48 PM

Jul 2015

Is that 14th lowest or 14th highest?
I'm assuming highest but of course the people who complain about it tend not to mention the context of overall cost of living in Illinois. All expenses told, it's pretty reasonable here.

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amen. mopinko Jul 2015 #1

3.4 billion in cuts and tax increases? yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #2

Good post. Question re: "tax burden in Illinois ranks 14th out of 50 states" Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #3

14th highest. But if you listen to Republican talking points only mikekohr Jul 2015 #5

Rauner is the epitome of moneyed conservative scum. What he is doing justhanginon Jul 2015 #4

It was those ads what done it. His earnest and lovely Democratic wife assured us of his bonafides. hedda_foil Jul 2015 #6

Buying newspaper endorsements didn't hurt any either. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #7

And getting pesky news reporters fired helped too! Person 2713 Jul 2015 #8