Posted on Twitter from DuPage County and Will County treasurers' offices
SPRINGFIELD – Reports are coming in from Chicago's suburbs of property owners standing in line to pay their first installment of 2018 property taxes before the end of the year. Why? Because they live in Illinois, one of the "high tax" states in which federal taxpayers will have an annual cap on state and local tax deductions of $10,000 starting next year.
The lines at treasurer offices in Will County and DuPage County are long because Illinois' taxes are way too high, State Rep. David McSweeney told Illinois Review Wednesday.
"Illinois is losing people and businesses because of high taxes," McSweeney said. "Our population moved down to sixth in the nation because so many are leaving the state."
Taxpayers need to be reminded that standard deductions will double to $12,000 filing singly and $24,000 filing jointly next year, but if people itemize on their federal forms, paying one installment ahead might help a little, he said.
That shows how important every vote on tax hikes is.
"We need change in Illinois, and our current governor is not able to deliver the badly-needed change," the Barrington state rep said.
The economy at the national level is booming with policies on taxes and regulations moving in one direction while Illinois' Democrat-controlled legislature is heading the state's policies directly opposite.
"We're seeing higher income and property taxes every year and more and more regulations on businesses," McSweeney said.
Democrats, on the other hand, are using the tax lines as a way to blame Republicans in Congress for supporting the tax reform. Congressman Peter Roskam, who Democrat polling says is running ten points behind a Democrat challenger, is being ridiculed for leading in the tax discussion.
Roskam's office released these facts in defense of his vote:
- A family of four making the median income in IL-06 of $135,485 and taking the standard deduction would receive a savings of $4,673.
- Every income bracket in the 6th district on average will receive a tax cut.
- A recent college graduate in Crystal Lake, IL making $40,000 will save $757.
- A young married couple in Naperville making $80,000 will save $1,514.
- A married couple with their first child in Palatine making $90,000 will save $2,191.
- As a direct result of tax reform, an estimated 14,097 full-time jobs will be added in Illinois according to the Tax Foundation.
I look forward to seeing if any of this actually comes to fruition. I also look forward to seeing how a $754 tax cut will pay for someones now un-affordable insurable with no subsidies.
Heck will $1514 or $2191 be enough to cover the difference in non subsidized healthcare for that couple? …
Will these people on line see a tax cut???
You seem to be pleased these property owners are on line and getting their taxes raised by the feds to twist the arms of “high” tax states. … it suits your politics doesn’t it. what about states rights… and so what about these people on line right? those are are your fellow Illinois folks… you care ZERO for your neighbors or their families. blecch gross.
The corrupt Madigan, Cullerton, and Rauner families need to be removed from Illinois government.
Jeanne Ives needs to be elected for governor of Illinois
God Bless Jeanne Ives.
Carl Lambrecht
The rear end of this state has pretty much been conceded at this point. Gone blue. Those counties are all blue, have been blue and were blue when Obama won them a decade ago. And, they’re the least red in other statewide elections these days, if at all. You got what you voted for. I’d imagine they only get bluer. When people do go to red states, they have a whole nother reason now NOT to turn their new states blue. Amen.
It’s funny how you’re whining about having to pay your fair share now. Blue collar folks, working class people, are getting a big tax cut. Democrats forced them to pay the penalty for having no insurance.
80% of Ocare mandate payers made under $50,000.
Wait ’till thos property owners learn their “pre-payments” areen’t legally valid because their 2017 assessments haven’t been released yet.
Thanks, fools, for handing the money to the Crook County treasurer early, so it can be wasted early.
Lets make Illinois 17 electoral votes again.