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Automatic Annual Gas Tax Increases in Illinois
Right on schedule, the new year will bring (yet another) onerous increase in gas taxes for Illinoisans: the gas tax is set to be increased to 42.5 cents per gallon, effective January 1, 2023. The state gas tax was 19 cents per gallon before J.B. Pritzker took office—meaning the gas tax has more than doubled in the last four years.
Posted in Illinois Politics
Tagged gasoline tax, Illinois Fuel and Retail Association, JB Pritzker, Taxes
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Seeing Red at The Gas Pump
According to Americans for Prosperity’s (AFP) Public Opinion Strategies, a whopping 75 percent of Americans reported that the increase in costs has impacted their spending over the past year. Of that 75 percent, more than 60percent surveyed blame President Joe Biden and his leftwing policies for the inflation. Americans are being pinched, and it is high time to speak out.
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Tagged energy independence, gasoline prices, gasoline tax, Governor JB Pritzker, Keystone XL pipeline, Russia, Vladimir Putin
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What Are Gov. Pritzker’s Priorities?
In the midst of the COVID-19 craziness, it is alarming to recognize there are many who are willing to use our current health crisis for their own gain and/or agenda. As these snollygosters and media types grandstand, I cannot help but think of Rahm Emanuel’s infamous quote, “never let a crisis go to waste.”
Ironically, Emanuel first used that phrase in 2008 during the nation’s financial crash and then again last week in response to our nation’s coronavirus emergency. Is it a repackaging of one of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals, in which he writes “in the …
Posted in Illinois Politics
Tagged Abortion, Coronavirus, Gambling expansion, gasoline tax, JB Pritzker, LGBT History Mandate, minimum wage, Rahm Emanuel, rainy-day fund, Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky, SB 25
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More Anti-Family Legislation Approved by State Lawmakers
The regular session of the Illinois General Assembly ended at midnight on May 31st. When that deadline passed, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) called for a Special Session of the Illinois House in order to finish what they started--namely the expansion of immorality, exploitation of citizens with new fees and taxes, and irresponsible spending of state government. They finished "business" on Sunday.
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Tagged gasoline tax, Mark Batinick, Michael Madigan, SB 1939, SB 690, Special Session, U.S. Gambling Commission, vehicle registration fees, video slot machines
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Lawmakers in Springfield Looking to Pump up the Gasoline Tax
If there is one freedom which we Americans have embraced since the invention of the automobile, it is the freedom to move about as we please. Whether it’s getting to and from work, driving our children to school, running to the grocery store, or taking a family vacation, our cars are a huge part of our lives.
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Tagged Allen Skillicorn, gasoline tax, Martin Sandoval
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