On Monday, Democrats and a few Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives passed a massive tax increase. Designed to stave off Illinois’ looming debt downgrade to junk status, the new taxes will bring $5 billion into the government coffers.
But this move will only make things worse for the state.
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