{"id":5055,"date":"2013-01-26T23:14:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T04:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/?p=5055"},"modified":"2018-08-16T15:49:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T20:49:18","slug":"jakobsson-and-chapa-lavia-sponsor-graduated-income-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/?p=5055","title":{"rendered":"Jakobsson and Chapa LaVia Sponsor Graduated Income Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 8:37 pm<\/em><\/p>\n

On Jan 9th, State Representative Naomi Jakobsson<\/a> filed a bill that would give Illinois voters an opportunity to amend Illinois’ tax code and pave the way for a graduated income tax. \n\t\t

\n\t\t\t \t\n \"House\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n On Jan 23rd, State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia<\/a> added her name as a co-sponsor to the bill.<\/p>\n

The bill, HJRCA 0002<\/a> would amend the Illinois Constitution and allow for a graduated income tax. Please take a minute to sign our petition to Representatives Jakobsson and Chapa LaVia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The language of the bill reads<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that individual income taxes may be at a graduated or a non-graduated rate. Provides that any such tax imposed on corporations shall be at a non-graduated rate, not to exceed the average of the lowest and highest individual rates by more than a ratio of 8 to 5. Effective upon being declared adopted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If the bill passes the general assembly, Illinois voters would have to approve of the measure by voting “yes” on the November 2014 ballot before it went into law.<\/p>\n

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The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability has shown<\/a> that a well designed graduated income tax rate structure could reduce taxes for 94 percent of Illinois taxpayers and raise at least $2.4 billion more in revenue than the current five percent flat tax.<\/p>\n

Illinois is one of seven states with an income tax that does not have a graduated tax structure.<\/p>\n

As a new legislative cycle is starting, it is important to continue pushing lawmakers to support HJRCA 0002.<\/p>\n

Northern Illinois Jobs With Justice<\/a> is one of many organizations in the state that is working to reach our lawmakers and let them know that it is time to bring Illinois into the 21st century with a modern tax structure that will help correct Illinois’ revenue problem.<\/p>\n

On Jan 2nd, Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice, State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, and a number of panelists held a joint forum to talk about Illinois’ revenue problem. You can watch videos of the economists and lawmakers speaking at the forum by following the link to this story.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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