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$1.3 Million Toilets for Wilmette Park Empire
View as PDF Chicago – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) urges Wilmette Park District taxpayers to “Vote No” on two referenda on the April 7 ballot that ask for a combined total of $14.5 million in new...
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Daily Herald | The pluses, minuses of educators serving on school boards
Taxpayers United of America’s President, Jim Tobin, was quoted by Daily Herald in an article about active or retired education employees using elected positions to benefit their industry. Education...
View ArticleGet Out and Vote!
View as PDF Today is the consolidated election in Illinois and we need all taxpayers to get out and vote! There are well over 100 property tax increase referenda across the state and not a single one...
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Chicago Sun-Times | Counterpoint: Abolish taxpayer funded financial aid...
A bill in the Illinois House would expand the applicant list for financial aid to include undocumented students at the University of Illinois and the state’s other public universities. Photo by David...
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The Future of Freedom Foundation|Libertarians and Political Violence
This post was written by Jared Labell for The Future of Freedom Foundation. He is director of operations for Taxpayers United of America. He is a history major with an interest in taxation,...
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The Only Good Boondoggle is a Dead Boondoggle
View as PDF Chicago – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) and Illinois taxpayers have reason to celebrate today after the announcement Tuesday evening that Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) has indefinitely...
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Downsizing Government in McHenry County
View as PDF Chicago – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) announces its endorsement of the McHenry County initiative to consolidate townships from 17 to 8. “There’s an exciting new trend in Illinois...
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TUA Releases Tax Survey of 98th Illinois General Assembly
View as PDF CHICAGO— Taxpayers United of America (TUA), one of the largest taxpayer organizations in the nation, has released its 16th biennial, non-partisan tax survey analysis, revealing the tax and...
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No Budget Relief Without Spending Reform
View as PDF Chicago—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released the results of its analysis of the proposed Illinois state budget and the current financial health of the state, as well as...
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No Budget Relief Without Budget Reform
View as PDF Chicago—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released the results of its analysis of the State of Illinois’ General Funds, Special State Funds, Revolving Funds, and the Highway Funds...
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Easy Budget Relief – Downsize State Police
View as PDF Chicago—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released its analysis of the impact of the Illinois State Police on the state’s budget. “Illinois has the most bloated state police force in...
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Put Export-Import Bank Out of Its Misery!
View as PDF Chicago—The president of Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote against reviving the charter of the Export-Import Bank. The U.S....
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Easy Budget Relief – Abolish Illinois Dept. of Commerce
View as PDF Chicago—The president of Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today urged the Illinois General Assembly to abolish the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), rather...
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Illinois Budget Impasse Preferable to Business as Usual
View as PDF Chicago—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) released five analyses of the ongoing Illinois budget dispute over the past two weeks, outlining various ways the Illinois General Assembly and...
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Property Tax Assessment Appeal Seminar for Berwyn Township
View as PDF Berwyn, IL– Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United of America, will be hosting a property tax assessment appeal seminar with Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak on...
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Perhaps it’s Time for a Taxpayer Strike
View as PDF Chicago—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) responds to the threat by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to strike if taxpayers are no longer forced to pick up the 7% contribution to their...
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Chicago Sun-Times|Counterpoint: Opioid addiction rarely cured by government
Executive director of Taxpayers United of America, Rae Ann Mcneilly, had an opinion piece on opioid addiction printed in the Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Sun-Times Counterpoint I often cite the fact...
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Prospect Heights SD 23 Teachers: Tone Deaf, Dumb, and Blind?
View as PDF Chicago—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) responds to Prospect Heights SD 23 Strike. “It is incomprehensible that the teachers of SD 23 could actually strike at this time. By no measure are...
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Social Security: The World’s Biggest Pyramid Scheme
View as PDF Chicago—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) have fought against higher taxes, reckless spending, and government largesse for nearly forty years. As we look back at our decades of activism...
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Shawano Gov. Schools Seek to Increase Debt to $43.3 Million
View as PDF Shawano, WI – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) urges Shawano School District taxpayers to VOTE NO on the $14 million property tax increase referendum November 3, 2015. “Government school...
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