With the Chicago Bears eyeing a possible move to Indiana, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker weighed in about his concern for the cost to Indiana taxpayers.
Missing from Pritzker’s comments was any concern for the Illinois families paying the billions of dollars in tax hikes imposed on them during Pritzker’s time in office.
State Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) criticized Pritzker’s newfound concern for the taxpayers of neighboring Indiana and highlighted Pritzker’s tax-and-spend record in Illinois.
“Taxer-in-Chief Pritzker’s sudden concern for Indiana taxpayers ignores the hardworking Illinois families that he has taxed to the max,” Rep. Hammond said. “For seven years now, Illinois families have absorbed billions in tax and fee hikes thanks to JB Pritzker. Where was the urgency then? The Governor doesn’t get to warn about tax hikes in another state while ignoring the massive tax hikes he’s imposed here at home.”
Governor JB Pritzker’s terrible record on taxes and affordability speaks for itself:
- Proposed and personally funded the failed 2020 graduated income tax scheme
- Raised taxes and spending by $16 billion, a 40% increase on Pritzker’s watch
- Doubled the gas tax and tied future increases to inflation
- Approved an $8 billion energy rate hike to subsidize a green energy giveaway
- Signed off on a mass transit bailout for Chicago that swept nearly $500 million/year from Downstate road funds, allowed toll hikes and higher sales taxes, at a cost of $2.5 billion.
“Illinois keeps losing businesses, residents, and opportunity because Governor Pritzker keeps making Illinois more and more unaffordable,” added Hammond. “I will continue to advocate for real solutions that address affordability by reining in out-of-control government spending, cutting taxes for working families and seniors, and opposing Pritzker’s tax hikes. Illinois families deserve real relief, not another bill to pay.”