Question of the day
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2019 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Proft paper…
Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) is taking his fight against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal directly to the people.
The veteran lawmaker is scheduled to speak at a “graduated income tax rally” hosted by the Illinois Opportunity Project beginning at 7 p.m. on April 29 at the Huntley Park District. Skillicorn is slated to be joined by policy experts Adam Schuster of Illinois Policy Institute and Ted Dabrowski of Wirepoints.
* The Question: Your predictions for “best” rally chants?
- Ole' Nelson - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:10 pm:
“Lock her (the rates) up?
- Ole' Nelson - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:12 pm:
“Save downstate, save Decatur. Don’t tax the job-creators.”
- Da Big Bad Wolf - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm:
Turn left, turn right, go rich guys, fight fight fight.
- intern - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm:
“eat the rich!”
- Ben Gazzara - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm:
First thing I thought of is the initial pep really scene in the most recent episode of “Veep”.
- Huh? - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm:
Where’s my tax cut?
- Huh? - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:14 pm:
Soak the rich
- Tony Kendall - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:16 pm:
“1 2 3 4 I wanna pay more!”
Oh wait.
- illini - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:17 pm:
More power to the top 1%
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:17 pm:
“Two-four-six-eight, let’s create a new state.”
- lake county democrat - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:19 pm:
Hell no, we won’t grow
- A guy - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:19 pm:
Short on Skill, Long on corn.
- Ole' Nelson - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:20 pm:
Pension debt is high, that’s okay, the welsher Mark Glennon says, “we just don’t pay.”
- El Conquistador - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:22 pm:
Save the rich!
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:22 pm:
“Keep our taxes flat like the Earth!”
- Henry Francis - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:23 pm:
Sillycorn is a “veteran” lawmaker? Since 2017?
“51 51 51”
- Rabid - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:25 pm:
Stay ungraduated
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:26 pm:
“Give Dan money…Give Dan money….Give Dan money…”
- Huh? - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:27 pm:
Folks with the most, pay the least
- Huh? - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:28 pm:
Folks with the most are gonna move
- Rabid - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:28 pm:
Jobs tax is the facts
- Huh? - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:29 pm:
Illinois - highest taxes, fewest people
- anon2 - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:29 pm:
Ability to pay is not the way!
Regressivity Yes, Progressivity No!
Protect the rich elite!
No tax cut for 98 percent!
- Rabid - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:31 pm:
Save a Chicago millionaire
- Huh? - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:31 pm:
Where bruce? Turn around, turn around
- A Jack - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:33 pm:
“Fair is not fair if you are a millionaire.”
- City Zen - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:33 pm:
That’s alright
That’s OK
You’re gonna tax retirees someday
- lakeside - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:36 pm:
“Flat is Phat”
It was the first (and dumbest possible thing I could have) thought of, and I 1000% authorize and insist that they use it.
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:36 pm:
“What do we want?”
“Someone else to blame for our problems.”
“When do we want it?”
“Now.”
- Rhymefeast - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:36 pm:
2,4,6,8 regressive taxes are really great!
- Give Me A Break - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:37 pm:
Sung to Queen’s We Are Champions: We Are The Losers, No Time For Winners, We Are The Champions of the Few.
- lake county democrat - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:37 pm:
Lean to the right
Lean to the right
Don’t change
Don’t change
Fight! Fight! Fight!
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:38 pm:
–“Keep our taxes flat like the Earth!”–
Great, buy idea, and you can tighten it up:
“Flat Earth, Flat tax, flat Earth, flat tax…”
- Michelle Flaherty - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:38 pm:
In my Prius, I will free us, from having to pay our fair share
- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:39 pm:
There are more than six of us.
- Jocko - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:40 pm:
Gimme a three…THREE
Gimme a percent…PERCENT
What’s that spell? DISASTER FOR OUR STATE
- You Bet - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:41 pm:
To call Skillacorn irrelevant is the nice version.
Be careful 47th Ward when suggesting that the “blaming somebody else for our problems” schtick is only a clarion call for the Republicans. That dog whistle has been a Dem favorite for years.
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:43 pm:
You Bet, why don’t you worry about you, and I’ll worry about me.
- Dance Band on the Titanic - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:44 pm:
Considering the proximity to Sun City Huntley by Del Webb…
We ain’t gonna tax Sun City
- Anon - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:45 pm:
Anything in German.
- Montrose - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:56 pm:
“Nothing rhymes with Pritzker!”
- A Jack - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:56 pm:
One, two, three, four, who do we represent?
Well obviously it is the 3 percent.
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:57 pm:
===Anything in German.===
“Eich bin ein Scharlatan.”
- @misterjayem - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:57 pm:
“You heard him, Smithers; give the man a chant.”
“Yes, sir — We’re here/we sneer/We don’t want any Fair Tax”
“Excellent.”
– MrJM
- very old soil - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:02 pm:
Huntley still has a testicle festival. So be careful out there. I can’t think of a good chant
- Wensicia - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:04 pm:
The 1% won’t pay your rent!
- Jocko - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:12 pm:
Mad-i-Gan will tax us again!
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:15 pm:
Tax the rich
If that will scratch your itch
But if you want to get crazy
Tax the lazy
- Kentucky Bluegrass x Featherbed Bent x Northern California Sinsemilla - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:16 pm:
“This is what patriarchy looks like!”
or
“Taxation is theft, don’t steal from me JB!”
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:18 pm:
No justice, no peas. No peas, no dessert.
- Tommydanger - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:25 pm:
Don’t tax me bro
- revvedup - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:30 pm:
“Ain’t nobody got time for taxes!”
“1,3,5,7, Illinois is a tax heaven!”
“Trickle down to the rich!”
- DuPage Bard - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:31 pm:
Left side of the room- Build the wall
Right side of the room - Around Cook County
- Bigtwich - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:41 pm:
Vote for George O’Brien
- Popeye - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:50 pm:
If we tax 97% of the people instead of 3% they won’t have to take as much from one person since there are 97% more people to tax!!?
- Generic Drone - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:55 pm:
ILL-ini IPI got no alibi
Raise my taxes and I will fly. Keep the flat tax or watch the rich men cry.
- I Miss Bentohs - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:55 pm:
Debt is great.
We accept our fate.
Debt is great.
We accept our fate.
(etc. ad nauseam)
- Mortym - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:59 pm:
A long time ago
When the Earth was green
There were more kinds of animals
Then you’ve ever seen
They run around playing
While the Earth was being born
But the the weirdest of all
Was the Skillicorn
- JAH - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 4:09 pm:
Underwood…..Underwood….. Underwood
- Stuntman Bob's Brother - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 4:15 pm:
North Shore?
Off Shore!
North Shore,
Off Shore!
- Skeptic - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 4:20 pm:
“It’s 1, 2, 3, 4 whadda we fighting for?
Don’t ask me I don’t give a damn.
It’s Pritzer’s ‘Fair’ tax plan…
It’s 5, 6, 7, open up the wallet straps,
Ain’t no time see the way,
Whoopie we’re gonna pay”
- OurMagician - Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 5:28 pm:
How much do we want to pay? MORE!
When do we want to pay it? NOW!!!
- Patriot - Thursday, Apr 18, 19 @ 1:33 pm:
No skills, rah rah, just corn, rah rah, no skills, rah rah, just corn rah rah.