State and Local Election Victories for Tax Accountability Endorsed Candidates...
Chicago – Tax Accountability (TA), the political action arm of Taxpayers United of America, congratulates taxpayers for electing numerous TA endorsed candidates in the general election held on Tuesday,...
View ArticleJared Labell on CBS, discussing Chicago’s 2017 tax onslaught
Jared Labell, executive director of Taxpayers United of America and the Libertarian Institute, joined CBS Chicago’s Derrick Blakley to comment on the onslaught of taxes Chicago taxpayers face in...
View ArticleNo Lame-Duck Illinois Income Tax Hike!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2017 View as PDF Chicago, IL – Some Illinois lawmakers are hoping to end the state’s 18-month budget stalemate when they return to Springfield today for a two-day...
View ArticleTaxpayers United of America says Madigan likely won’t step down, despite...
Karen Kidd of the Madison-St. Clair Record interviewed Taxpayers United of America’s executive director, Jared Labell, about the chances of longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan stepping down as...
View ArticleThe Budget Compromise is a Multibillion Dollar Income Tax Hike
View as PDF Chicago, IL – The Illinois Senate is expected to vote on a budget compromise this Wednesday, the day of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s (R) State of the State address. The proposal will include hikes...
View ArticleThe State of the State: Illinois is Broken
View as PDF Chicago, IL — Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) delivered his third State of the State address to the Illinois General Assembly today, which attempted to strike a hopeful tone in the face of...
View ArticleTobin on the Voice of Southern Illinois WJPF with Tom Miller
Taxpayers United of America’s president, Jim Tobin, spoke with WJPF news radio’s Tom Miller on the Morning Newswatch Thurs. Jan 26, 2017. They discussed the Illinois state budget, the proposed...
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Rep. Schakowsky wants government to steal more from private sector
TUA’s executive director, Jared Labell, was interviewed by Sam Krevlin of the Daily Northwestern last week to discuss Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s (D-IL) newly proposed legislation in Congress, the Fairness...
View ArticleTightening of ‘part-timers’ pension eligibility seen as positive by...
TUA’s executive director, Jared Labell, was interviewed by Shanice Harris of the Madison – St. Clair Record last week. They discussed changes Madison County board members made to the number of work...
View ArticleKill Illinois State Income Tax Hike in Senate Now
View as PDF Chicago, IL – Members of the Illinois Senate return to Springfield for three days this week to vote on the 12 bills forming the so-called “grand bargain” budget plan. Taxpayers United of...
View ArticleAnother State Income Tax Hike Isn’t Compromise, It’s Suicide
View as PDF Chicago, IL – Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) delivered his third budget address to the Illinois General Assembly today, calling on legislators to embrace structural change to the state...
View ArticleTaxpayers Oppose 7 Property Tax Increase Referenda April 4
View as PDF Chicago – Government bureaucrats want voters to approve seven property tax increase referenda on the April 4, 2017 ballot, but Taxpayers United of America’s (TUA) president, Jim Tobin, says...
View ArticleTax Accountability Endorses Magnificent Seven Republican McHenry Township...
Tax Accountability, the political action arm of Taxpayers United of America, is proud to endorse the Magnificent Seven Republican McHenry Township candidates for the April 4 election. Springfield has...
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Get Out and Vote Tomorrow, April 4!
View as PDF Chicago, IL – Tomorrow is election day in Illinois and government bureaucrats across the state want voters to approve tax increases on their ballots. Taxpayers United of America (TUA) is...
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Don’t forget to vote today!
Chicago, IL – Today is election day in Illinois! Taxpayers United of America (TUA) is opposing seven property tax increase referenda on the ballot April 4, 2017, alongside our local supporters. Polls...
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423 Victories for Taxpayers and TUA Since 1977
View as PDF Chicago – Taxpayers Untied of America (TUA) and our supporters once again helped defeat home rule referenda in two communities and defeat another property tax increase referendum on the...
View ArticleHow the Fed Helped Pay for World War I
On the 100th Anniversary of the U.S. entering World War I, we look back on the history of that conflict, including how the government financed U.S. participation and the consequences of fighting a “war...
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Tax Freedom Day 2017: How Free Are We?
Tax Day 2017 has passed for individual taxpayers, but America’s tax bill is still due, and it’s a big one. Taxpayers won’t pay off this year’s local, state, and federal tax burden totaling $5.1...
View Article11th Annual Report Illinois State Pensions
View as PDF Unsustainable Illinois Govt. Pensions Driving State to Bankruptcy CHICAGO — Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released the results of its 11th Annual Illinois State Pensions Report....
View ArticleRobocalls targeting three local House districts with strong message against...
Jim Tobin, Taxpayers United of America’s (TUA) president, was quoted in the Madison-St. Clair Record’s article about TUA’s efforts to ensure the defeat of any proposed Illinois state income tax rate...
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