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* Remember this Ideas Illinois ad?…
Pritzker and Madigan want to change the constitution to allow a permanent jobs tax on middle class families… They’re putting a constitutional amendment on your 2020 ballot, paving the way for their jobs tax on the middle class.
* BGA’s Politifact…
While there’s no official definition for a “jobs tax,” it is clear Pritzker’s plan doesn’t contain one.
Experts we spoke with noted the term gets used colloquially to describe so-called head taxes like one Chicago once levied on larger employers. But that in no way resembles what Pritzker is proposing.
Richard Auxier, a research associate with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, said it is “completely incorrect” to use the term “jobs tax” to refer to a graduated income tax proposal.
“The income tax is not on people, it is on your income,” he said.
The income tax… is not on… people? The tax is officially known in Illinois as the “Individual Income Tax.” That’s just as weird as making up some phrase like “jobs tax.” I mean, who pays income taxes? Income?
I used the Google and the only definition of a “jobs tax” I could find is by a Seattle columnist in reference to a proposed local head tax. So, yeah, it can be used “colloquially” by one guy in the state of Washington, but other than that, it doesn’t appear to be a thing. So, I guess they’re right that it’s not in there because it’s not a thing. But maybe that’s a matter of opinion because Baise’s group could’ve just made up a new definition for an advertisement, which does happen. Ideas Illinois wouldn’t respond to Politifact, so I sent the group the Think Big Illinois press release about the Politifact piece and asked what the heck a jobs tax is anyway.
* This is all I could get…
It is quite fitting that this ‘fact check’ along with the Pritzker Team’s reaction comes on April Fool’s Day. The proposal being put forward by Governor Pritzker is clearly a middle class jobs tax and until Speaker Madigan and the Governor lock the actual rates into the constitutional amendment, no one can ensure middle class families otherwise. Illinois has been hemorrhaging good, middle-class jobs for years and this proposal would only make that worse.
So, Baise wants to lock rates into the constitution? Careful what you wish for.
* Meanwhile…
Ideas Illinois today released a second round of bi-partisan advertising thanking Republican Representative Terri Bryant and Democratic Representative Jerry Costello for standing with middle class families while calling for opposition to the Pritzker/Madigan Jobs Tax.
“The Pritzker/Madigan Jobs Tax is a blank check handed to Springfield insiders,” Ideas Illinois Chairman Greg Baise said. “We want to ensure middle class families know when their elected officials are standing up for them and opposing this massive tax which will drive more jobs out of our state.”
The Costello ad is here, the Bryant ad is here.
…Adding… Press release…
Think Big Illinois Executive Director Quentin Fulks released the following statement in response to Ideas Illinois’ latest ads:
“Just a day after their misleading attacks were called out as ‘false,’ Ideas Illinois is at it again in their latest attempt to use ‘classic fear-mongering techniques’ to ensure the wealthiest Illinoisans avoid paying their fair share. The fact is, under Governor Pritzker’s fair tax plan, 97% of Illinoisans will not see an income tax increase, with only those making more than $250,000 a year paying more.
“As PolitiFact recently explained, ‘While there’s no official definition for a “jobs tax,” it is clear Pritzker’s plan doesn’t contain one.’ That clearly won’t stop Ideas Illinois from continuing with their dishonest claims, but Think Big Illinois will continue to stand up for working families in the fight to implement a fair tax.”
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:06 am
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–What is a “jobs tax” anyway?–
A wilted component of an uninspired word salad. Analogous to getting a real salad from Wendy’s after midnight. Not real fresh.
Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:13 am
A “jobs tax” is a ruse by the rich to get rural Illinoisans to reject tax cuts for themselves and continue to empower millionaires and billionaires, especially those who cry about how terrible Illinois is.
Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:15 am
I always thought that the “job tax” was code for If you tax us rich guys we won’t be able to trickle down (jobs) on the little people.
Comment by very old soil Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:17 am
Chicago used to have a head tax, that was literally a jobs tax.
Comment by Grand Avenue Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:26 am
Why is a graduated income tax any more or less of a “jobs tax” than a flat income tax? I don’t get it.
Comment by Moby Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:27 am
I’m honestly surprised we never saw “union tax” for membership dues during the Janus campaign.
Comment by Honeybear Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:32 am
Sorry….not myself
“Jobs tax”
is
Perfidy
Comment by Honeybear Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:35 am
Similar to us not having a Sales Tax. We have a Retailors Occupation Tax.
Comment by Anotherretiree Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:40 am
“Let the Bears pay the Bear Tax, I pay the Homer tax”
Comment by anonymous Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 10:52 am
Where did “jobs tax” come from? Probably the same place that Skillicorn got his goofy “rain tax.”
Comment by Springfieldish Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 11:11 am
Guessing Spanky Baise’s Costello ad probably ends the current job search …good job Spanky
Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 11:26 am
When I show up for work, I pay a jobs tax.
When I retire from work, I don’t pay a jobs tax.
Comment by City Zen Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 12:16 pm
If Baise hadn’t already become very wealthy by being a corporate shill, I’d suggest he drop this whole program. It’s making him and his group look goofier by the day. He keeps this up, boardrooms and gop campaign rallies will be the only places he can go without being laughed at
Comment by Lester Holt’s Mustache Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 2:05 pm
===The income tax is not on people, it is on your income===
I think they mean it is not a tax calculated primarily on the number of people (i.e., it is not $10k/person * 4 people).
The income tax applies to capital gains as well, so it is not exclusively income from a job, hence the job tax term is lacking.
Comment by thechampaignlife Tuesday, Apr 2, 19 @ 9:10 pm