Tagged: graduated income tax

Think tank urges Illinois constitutional change for fairer tax

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Center for Tax and Budget Accountability executive director Ralph Martire talks taxes at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Rockford.

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A small but engaged audience listens to CTBA director Ralph Martire talk about a graduated income tax for Illinois.

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CTBA director Ralph Martire points to the numbers demonstrating his argument that Illinois needs a graduated income tax instead of a flat tax.

By Susan Stephens

The leader of a not-for-profit think tank says now is the time for Illinois citizens to push their legislators toward a more fair tax system.