Issue Position: Taxes

Issue Position

Taxpayers have been hit with many tax and fee increases recently, including a higher state income tax as well as increased Tollway and Metra rates. We need to look for more creative solutions, including consolidating different agencies and levels of government, in order to get state spending in line before we ask taxpayers to contribute to even more to a state that does not have its budget under control. I am against raising taxes on the middle class and support allowing the state income tax increase to expire as promised by the state.

I hear from voters at the door nearly every day about how the high property tax rates they pay make it difficult for them to make ends meet. Homeowners are continuing to have to pay more and more in property taxes even as the values of their homes decrease. I support legislation that would freeze property tax levies during years when property values decline.

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