Category: business
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IL Tops for Taxes & Businesses? Something Doesn’t Add Up
Marco Rubio in 2015
Explaining Why Iran Must Be Stopped
Writing about state and local issues seems inconsequential at a time when American servicemembers are serving in combat – and dying – in order to obliterate the military and leadership of Iran, the world’s foremost propagator of terrorism, including terrorism of their own people.
In the above clip from 2015,
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Scoring Votes in Congress
This commentary highlights some of the Congressional legislation that has received attention in the last two years. and the NFIB Scorecard as we are reminded that business matters in America.
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Democrats Raise Taxes on Business, Then Send Millions to Private Business Groups
Summertime before an election is when the politicians in Illinois start cutting ribbons and issuing press statements about all the taxpayer money they are handing out for special projects. This year is no exception with Gov. Pritzker announcing millions in grants to various public and private entities.
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Pritzker Proposes Massive New Taxes on Income, Businesses, and Property, And $2 Billion in New Spending
In one of the most deceptive speeches ever, Gov. Pritzker, on Wednesday in his combined State of the State and Budget Address, proposed outright a billion dollars in new taxes and $2 billion in new spending for FY 2025. Most media reports and statements by politicians and interest groups, however, missed a much larger and more important part of this political pandering piece of garbage speech.
With a magnanimous inflection,
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Shocker – the Democrats Don’t Like Business
Shocker – the Democrats Don’t Like Business. And Here’s The Proof… This week the Illinois Chamber of Commerce recognized legislators “who have made special contributions to the defense of free enterprise and the furtherance of economic opportunities for Illinoisans.” Legislators are eligible for the award if they have an “Illinois Chamber rating averaging 85% or better over the previous two General Assemblies” and have “demonstrated their commitment to legislation that frees the entrepreneurial spirit,” according to the Illinois Chamber website.
