Illinois legislator blasts renewed push for progressive tax

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(The Center Square) – Democratic state legislators are again pushing a measure to change the state’s flat income tax to one with higher rates for higher earners.

Introduced by state Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 4 would formally replace language in the Illinois Constitution to allow for a so-called graduated tax system.

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