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Chicago and Illinois in general are in rough financial shape. Taxes are very high with no end to raises in sight.
by carlivar 9y ago
Chicago and Illinois in general are in rough financial shape. Taxes are very high with no end to raises in sight.
- emodendroket 9y agoI looked it up and Illinois just raised its income tax rate to just below that of Massachusetts.
- pascalxus 9y agoMe too. That's one less state we can escape to.
- emodendroket 9y agoI don't know about you but income tax isn't my main concern
- pascalxus 9y agosure, its not the first concern. but, if you're going to pick everything up and leave all your friends and family behind, don't you want to find someplace ideal (consider all your choices and all factors involved) ?
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- carlivar 9y agoProperty and sales taxes are also high. I think one major problem is the number of government bodies with taxing authority: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/too-much-government-illinois-thousands-of-local-governments/ https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/too-much-government-i... Essentially, Illinois has a long history of corruption and political patronage that I find detestable.