CANTON – During the House floor debate Sunday, Republican Rep. Mike Unes of Canton said that his vote to hike the income tax was the sword he's willing to die on. He was among 15 Republicans to support a 32% income tax hike.
Unes, typically considered conservative, said that extremists on both sides of the aisle "don't always tell the truth." He said he was going to rest easy because his vote could save thousands of lives and keep the Canton schools open.
He did not mention, however, that Madigan's budget contained no reforms to start a correction in Illinois failing financial system. "We need to avoid being the first state in the history of the United States to go into junk bond status," he said in conclusion.
