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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?

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:09 pm

Comments

  1. “Lock her (the rates) up?

    Comment by Ole' Nelson Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:10 pm

  2. “Save downstate, save Decatur. Don’t tax the job-creators.”

    Comment by Ole' Nelson Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:12 pm

  3. Turn left, turn right, go rich guys, fight fight fight.

    Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm

  4. “eat the rich!”

    Comment by intern Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm

  5. First thing I thought of is the initial pep really scene in the most recent episode of “Veep”.

    Comment by Ben Gazzara Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm

  6. Where’s my tax cut?

    Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:13 pm

  7. Soak the rich

    Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:14 pm

  8. “1 2 3 4 I wanna pay more!”

    Oh wait.

    Comment by Tony Kendall Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:16 pm

  9. More power to the top 1%

    Comment by illini Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:17 pm

  10. “Two-four-six-eight, let’s create a new state.”

    Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:17 pm

  11. Hell no, we won’t grow

    Comment by lake county democrat Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:19 pm

  12. Short on Skill, Long on corn.

    Comment by A guy Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:19 pm

  13. Pension debt is high, that’s okay, the welsher Mark Glennon says, “we just don’t pay.”

    Comment by Ole' Nelson Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:20 pm

  14. Save the rich!

    Comment by El Conquistador Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:22 pm

  15. “Keep our taxes flat like the Earth!”

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:22 pm

  16. Sillycorn is a “veteran” lawmaker? Since 2017?

    “51 51 51”

    Comment by Henry Francis Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:23 pm

  17. Stay ungraduated

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:25 pm

  18. “Give Dan money…Give Dan money….Give Dan money…”

    Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:26 pm

  19. Folks with the most, pay the least

    Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:27 pm

  20. Folks with the most are gonna move

    Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:28 pm

  21. Jobs tax is the facts

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:28 pm

  22. Illinois - highest taxes, fewest people

    Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:29 pm

  23. Ability to pay is not the way!

    Regressivity Yes, Progressivity No!

    Protect the rich elite!

    No tax cut for 98 percent!

    Comment by anon2 Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:29 pm

  24. Save a Chicago millionaire

    Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:31 pm

  25. Where bruce? Turn around, turn around

    Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:31 pm

  26. “Fair is not fair if you are a millionaire.”

    Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:33 pm

  27. That’s alright
    That’s OK
    You’re gonna tax retirees someday

    Comment by City Zen Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:33 pm

  28. “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.

    Comment by lakeside Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:36 pm

  29. “What do we want?”

    “Someone else to blame for our problems.”

    “When do we want it?”

    “Now.”

    Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:36 pm

  30. 2,4,6,8 regressive taxes are really great!

    Comment by Rhymefeast Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:36 pm

  31. Sung to Queen’s We Are Champions: We Are The Losers, No Time For Winners, We Are The Champions of the Few.

    Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:37 pm

  32. Lean to the right
    Lean to the right
    Don’t change
    Don’t change
    Fight! Fight! Fight!

    Comment by lake county democrat Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:37 pm

  33. –“Keep our taxes flat like the Earth!”–

    Great, buy idea, and you can tighten it up:

    “Flat Earth, Flat tax, flat Earth, flat tax…”

    Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:38 pm

  34. In my Prius, I will free us, from having to pay our fair share

    Comment by Michelle Flaherty Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:38 pm

  35. There are more than six of us.

    Comment by Grandson of Man Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:39 pm

  36. Gimme a three…THREE
    Gimme a percent…PERCENT
    What’s that spell? DISASTER FOR OUR STATE

    Comment by Jocko Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:40 pm

  37. 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.

    Comment by You Bet Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:41 pm

  38. You Bet, why don’t you worry about you, and I’ll worry about me.

    Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:43 pm

  39. Considering the proximity to Sun City Huntley by Del Webb…

    We ain’t gonna tax Sun City

    Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:44 pm

  40. Anything in German.

    Comment by Anon Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:45 pm

  41. “Nothing rhymes with Pritzker!”

    Comment by Montrose Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:56 pm

  42. One, two, three, four, who do we represent?

    Well obviously it is the 3 percent.

    Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:56 pm

  43. ===Anything in German.===

    “Eich bin ein Scharlatan.”

    Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:57 pm

  44. Your predictions for “best” rally chants?

    “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

    Comment by @misterjayem Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 2:57 pm

  45. Huntley still has a testicle festival. So be careful out there. I can’t think of a good chant

    Comment by very old soil Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:02 pm

  46. The 1% won’t pay your rent!

    Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:04 pm

  47. Mad-i-Gan will tax us again!

    Comment by Jocko Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:12 pm

  48. Tax the rich
    If that will scratch your itch
    But if you want to get crazy
    Tax the lazy

    Comment by Tommydanger Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:15 pm

  49. “This is what patriarchy looks like!”

    or

    “Taxation is theft, don’t steal from me JB!”

    Comment by Kentucky Bluegrass x Featherbed Bent x Northern California Sinsemilla Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:16 pm

  50. No justice, no peas. No peas, no dessert.

    Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:18 pm

  51. Don’t tax me bro

    Comment by Tommydanger Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:25 pm

  52. “Ain’t nobody got time for taxes!”
    “1,3,5,7, Illinois is a tax heaven!”
    “Trickle down to the rich!”

    Comment by revvedup Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:30 pm

  53. Left side of the room- Build the wall
    Right side of the room - Around Cook County

    Comment by DuPage Bard Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:31 pm

  54. Vote for George O’Brien

    Comment by Bigtwich Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:41 pm

  55. 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!!?

    Comment by Popeye Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:50 pm

  56. ILL-ini IPI got no alibi
    Raise my taxes and I will fly. Keep the flat tax or watch the rich men cry.

    Comment by Generic Drone Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:55 pm

  57. Debt is great.
    We accept our fate.

    Debt is great.
    We accept our fate.

    (etc. ad nauseam)

    Comment by I Miss Bentohs Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:55 pm

  58. 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

    Comment by Mortym Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 3:59 pm

  59. Underwood…..Underwood….. Underwood

    Comment by JAH Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 4:09 pm

  60. North Shore?
    Off Shore!
    North Shore,
    Off Shore!

    Comment by Stuntman Bob's Brother Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 4:15 pm

  61. “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”

    Comment by Skeptic Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 4:20 pm

  62. How much do we want to pay? MORE!
    When do we want to pay it? NOW!!!

    Comment by OurMagician Wednesday, Apr 17, 19 @ 5:28 pm

  63. No skills, rah rah, just corn, rah rah, no skills, rah rah, just corn rah rah.

    Comment by Patriot Thursday, Apr 18, 19 @ 1:33 pm

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