Illinois Democrats Propose New Taxes to Fund Transit Amid Skepticism
TL;DR
Illinois Democrats propose a groundbreaking $1.5 billion transit funding plan that includes a first-in-the-world wealth tax on billionaires based on unrealized capital gains, along with new taxes on streaming services and concert tickets, but the plan faces opposition and concerns about its impact on investment and growth.
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- Illinois House Democrats push first-in-the-world wealth tax, streaming, concert taxes in $1.5 billion tax hike Illinois Policy
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- Illinois lawmakers could take up RTA funding bill in veto session in Springfield as transit agency faces fiscal cliff ABC7 Chicago
- Illinois House Democrats float taxes on streaming services, billionaires to fund Chicago-area transit reform Chicago Sun-Times
- Gov. JB Pritzker skeptical about House Democrats’ tax and fee plans to address public transit Chicago Tribune
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