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Illinois House candidate calls for reforms: ‘There’s no more money; people are leaving’

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Large_jacobsDr. Paul Jacobs, a House candidate in the 115th district, says a Truth in Accounting report showing the high tax burden on the average Illinois citizen reiterates the same bad news he and his neighbors constituents already know.

“It really gives you a reason to leave the state,” Jacobs told SW Illinois News, adding that people and businesses are already leaving the state in droves because they feel the effects of punishingly high property and income tax rates.

Jacobs is challenging incumbent Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) in the Republican primary in March.

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