Pekin Daily Times: Illinois Taxes Hit Vulnerable the Hardest
media mentionIllinois has the fifth most regressive tax system in the country, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. That means low-income and middle-class people are hit the hardest.
“The problem with our state tax systems is that we are asking far more of those who can afford the least,” said Meg Wiehe, a state director for ITEP, which published “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States.”
Illinois has the fifth most regressive tax system in the country, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. That means low-income and middle-class people are hit the hardest.
“The problem with our state tax systems is that we are asking far more of those who can afford the least,” said Meg Wiehe, a state director for ITEP, which published “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States.”
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Illinois has the fifth most regressive tax system in the country, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. That means low-income and middle-class people are hit the hardest.
“The problem with our state tax systems is that we are asking far more of those who can afford the least,” said Meg Wiehe, a state director for ITEP, which published “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States.”