As most people know, Illinois lawmakers recently passed a budget imposing huge tax hikes. Most notably, the doubling of the gasoline tax from 19 cents per gallon to 38 cents. Not only was this short-sighted on the part of lawmakers, but it was self -serving and unfair to taxpayers.
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Dear Editor,
As most people know, Illinois lawmakers recently passed a budget imposing huge tax hikes. Most notably, the doubling of the gasoline tax from 19 cents per gallon to 38 cents. Not only was this short-sighted on the part of lawmakers, but it was self -serving and unfair to taxpayers.
Not only did they increase a number of taxes and impose additional fees upon residents, they increased spending by $40 million on primarily pork items and self-serving projects for colleagues and family members.