Keep Your Backs To The Wall Illinois Legislators

I wonder if during the discussion of this bill the reasons why were brought as to what got them to this place. I say this issue faced by most municipalities school districts etc. started about March of 2003.

These G people better be careful as the chances are good there are some that will want to come and take back their freedom.

A big income tax increase squeaked through the Illinois House and Senate as Democratic lawmakers played beat-the-clock to get the measure passed before a new legislative session begins on Wednesday.

The bill, which passed the House in a 60-57 vote late on Tuesday and the Senate in a 30-29 vote early on Wednesday, now heads to Governor Pat Quinn, who supports the measure.

The legislation would raise about $6.8 billion a year for the state's beleaguered budget by raising the individual income tax rate temporarily to 5 percent from 3 percent and the corporate tax rate to 7 percent from 4.8 percent.