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 Gov. J.B. Pritzker is heading around Illinois on a
bus tour speaking about working families. They are at the center of his
campaign, but not his administration – unless he needs their taxes.
The tour kicked off in Elk Grove Village, where Pritzker took credit for his
effort and record for working families.
“I told many of you that if I were elected, I would work every single day to put
Springfield back on the side of working families, and I’m proud to stand here
with you in 2022 and say we’ve done just that,” Pritzker said Aug. 24.
Pritzker didn’t mention when he first ran for office the price working families
would have to pay. Because of his permanent tax and fee hikes, the average
Illinois family has paid an extra $2,721 since Pritzker took office.
To fight rising inflation, Pritzker passed one-year temporary relief saving
families $556, so they’re really losing $2,165 in net tax hikes.
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If that weren’t enough, Illinoisans have paid $2,288 more in property taxes
under Pritzker. Don’t worry, he has temporary relief for that, too: the median,
one-time rebate is $279. That makes it a $2,009 property tax hike for working
families.
Property taxes in Illinois will continue to rise a guaranteed $2,149 should
voters approve Amendment 1 on Nov. 8. The amendment grants government unions
unconditional power to make endless demands with the weight of the Illinois
Constitution, regardless of what it costs taxpayers.
Pritzker isn’t the only one hitting the road. The U.S. Census estimated
Illinois’ 2021 population shrank by over 140,000 people. That didn’t stop him
from touting himself as the state’s “chief marketer” in a forum with the
Illinois Farm Bureau.
Working families in Illinois have a long history of paying more and getting
less. Rejecting Amendment 1 is a small but crucial first step to some tax relief
for families across the state.
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