Bill Text: IL SR1590 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: States the belief that the Illinois Constitution should not be amended to permit a graduated income tax.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SR1590 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1590-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Illinois' income tax has been levied at a | ||||||
| 3 | non-graduated rate since its inception in 1969; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The current flat rate structure is a commitment | ||||||
| 5 | from the Constitution of the State of Illinois; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Illinois' current flat tax rate provides a more | ||||||
| 7 | predictable, sustainable, and enticing climate for businesses | ||||||
| 8 | and individuals alike; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, A graduated income tax is unresponsive to a modern | ||||||
| 10 | economy, contributing to slower economic growth, less | ||||||
| 11 | entrepreneurship, and fewer new jobs; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, States with lower tax burdens, lower marginal tax | ||||||
| 13 | rates, and less progressivity have more robust economies, with | ||||||
| 14 | strong incentives to live, work, and start new businesses; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, A graduated income tax creates an ever-increasing | ||||||
| 16 | disincentive for work at each "step" in the marginal tax rate; | ||||||
| 17 | and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Sound tax policy should reward work effort, | ||||||
| 19 | saving, investment, risk-taking, and entrepreneurship to | ||||||
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| 1 | promote self-sustaining prosperity; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Taxpayers would have no certainty what the final | ||||||
| 3 | tax rates would be in the event that a constitutional amendment | ||||||
| 4 | permitting a graduated income tax goes before voters; | ||||||
| 5 | therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we state our belief | ||||||
| 8 | that the Illinois Constitution should not be amended to permit | ||||||
| 9 | a graduated income tax; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | delivered to all Illinois constitutional officers, the Speaker | ||||||
| 12 | and Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, | ||||||
| 13 | and the President and Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate.
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