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Changes to tax amendment’s language may open door wider than thought

OCTOBER 6, 2020 | by Jim Dey | THE NEWS-GAZETTE

By Jim Dey, includes “Gov. J.B. Pritzker insists his proposed progressive-tax constitutional amendment is a ‘fair tax,’ one that will force ‘millionaires and billionaires’ to carry their ‘fair share’ of the public’s tax burden. But business critics, citing its language, claim the proposed amendment is really a Trojan horse that will give legislators unprecedented taxing power, including the authority not just to impose higher tax rates on higher levels of income but also the authority to impose multiple income-tax rates on one income.”

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