Gov. Pension Burdens Crush Rock Island County Taxpayers
View as PDF Rock Island, IL – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released its updated study on Rock Island County, Illinois government employee pensions, publishing the top 200 pensions for Rock...
View Article5 NEW HOME RULE VICTORIES AND NEW CHALLENGES
Last night was a series of mixed blessings for taxpayers. Yesterday taxpayers resoundingly turned down home rule from entering their communities. Beach Park, Lemont, Winthrop Harbor, Prospect Heights,...
View ArticleChicago Public Schools Build Rich Future For Teachers
View as PDF View 2018 CPS Grids for all $100,000 CPS pensions Chicago – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) has released the updated study of the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund (CTPF) conducted by its...
View ArticleResponse: Blame the politicians for the pension mess
View As PDF Aaron James’ letter (“Blame the politicians for the pension mess”) is a perfect example of a bureaucrat’s thinking processes. According to his thinking, the fault is not retired government...
View ArticleHOW HOME RULE WAS DEFEATED — AGAIN — IN LEMONT
View as PDF Forward: This article describes the firsthand experience of fighting Home Rule, and how TUA helps defeat Home Rule, the most insidious form of government in America. Lemont was one of five...
View ArticleTAXPAYER ALERT!
View as PDF Dear Taxpayer, The Springfield tax-raisers—of both political parties—are planning to hit taxpayers with another tax increase, and this one is a cowardly sneak-attack that you must fight...
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TAXPAYERS SAY NO TO ANY INCREASE IN THE ILLINOIS GASOLINE TAX
View as PDF CHICAGO—The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today condemned the huge proposed increase in the state tax on gasoline put forth by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, calling...
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Tax Raisers Ready For MASSIVE Gas Tax Increase
View as PDF CHICAGO— In an urgent press conference at the Illinois State building the Illinois Representatives Allen Skillicorn (R) and Jeanne Ives (R) warned of an impending fuel tax hike....
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Massive Gas Tax Increase From Springfield
There is a terrible secret that has leaked from Springfield. Lame duck tax raisers are planning to pass a 30 cent gasoline tax increase on January 7 or 8 as a farewell gift. This tax gouge will give...
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Taxpayers Crush Gas Tax Threat
View as PDF CHICAGO—Illinois taxpayers defeated the plan of downstate and Cook County Democrats to give the state of Illinois the highest gasoline tax in the country during the Illinois 100th General...
View ArticleTell Ill. Senate Republican Leader: Don’t Conspire with Democrats!
Springfield—Illinois Senate Republican leader Bill Brady so far has refused to oppose a massive 30 cent per gallon increase in the Illinois gasoline tax. “This is ridiculous,” stated lifelong taxpayer...
View ArticleThe Illinois Road Hysteria
View as PDF Smelling blood in the water, special interest groups and tax thieving politicians pounced on the possibility of an Illinois capital spending bill. To fund the capital spending bill’s road...
View ArticleTaxpayers Fight Two Property Tax Increase Referendums On The April 2 Ballot
View as PDF Chicago – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) is working with taxpayers in Hinsdale Twp. HSD 86 and Barrington CUSD 220 to defeat property tax increase referenda in the upcoming April 2...
View ArticleTaxpayers Fight Two New Home Rule Referendum
View as PDF CHICAGO—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) and local supporters are opposing two home rule referendum, in South Chicago Heights and Willowbrook. Government bureaucrats are trying to...
View ArticleWhere Is The Money Going?
View as PDF Chicago- After months of publicizing an increase in the Illinois gas tax, tax raisers have formally announced their ambitions. SB 102 proposed by State Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-11) would...
View ArticleILLINOIS POLITICIANS PROPOSE TO RAISE GASOLINE TAXES BASED ON MISREPRESENTED...
View as PDF Illinois Governor Jay Robert “J. B.” Pritzker is pushing for a huge increase in Illinois’ sales tax on gasoline as he and his collaborators in the general assembly justify their actions...
View ArticleTAX FREEDOM DAY AGAIN FALLS ON APRIL 16
View as PDF CHICAGO—The Washington-based nonpartisan Tax Foundation has released this year’s date for “Tax Freedom Day,” which is the same as last year: April 16. “Tax Freedom Day is a significant...
View ArticleJAIL PRITZKER, FREE TAXPAYERS!
View as PDFIll. Gov. Jay Robert “J. B.” Pritzker, the corpulent con-man acting on behalf of Chicago’s Democrat political machine, could find himself sharing a jail cell with former Ill. Gov. Rod...
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Taxpayers In Springfield Protest Pritzker’s New Middle Class Taxes
View as PDF Springfield–Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA), and other taxpayer activists staged a protest in the Illinois State Capitol Building on May 21. The protest was held...
View ArticleGOV. PRITZKER ORCHESTRATES REGRESSIVE TAXES ON MIDDLE CLASS AND POOR
View as PDF The president of Illinois’ largest taxpayer organization today issued a statement condemning Gov. Jay Robert “J. B.” Pritzker for betraying Illinois’ middle class and poor by significantly...
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