Black Enterprise: Study Shows Illinois Tax System Harder on Black, LatinX Taxpayers

A study released Thursday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) showed Illinois’ flat tax system disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic taxpayers.

According to the study, the state’s flat tax system has resulted in Black and Latinx taxpayers paying $4 billion more in income taxes than they would have under a fair tax system between 1999 and 2019.

Additionally, because Black and Latinx taxpayers paid the income taxes; the rich didn’t have to–and the money they earned stayed in their pockets. Read more

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