Taxed Enough?

Lake County Government has worked to keep within their budget, unlike their counter parts in Cook County. The State of Illinois does not support education as they should, which only leaves the property tax payer to fund the schools. Cook County Government and the State legislature are controlled by the Democratic Party of Cook County. Next November you have a decision to make, do we continue to follow the Dems, with higher taxes and larger government or do we vote for a real change?

While you write your entire property tax bill payment to the Lake County Collector, Lake County keeps only 7%. The rest is distributed to 231 other taxing districts in the county, with schools getting the biggest piece. With a median housing value of $282,000 in Lake County, $390 of the average property tax bill goes to County government.

This video clearly shows that George Bush and Republican leaders warned Congress starting in 2001, about the coming economic crisis. But Congress refused to listen, including Congressman, Barney Frank. This video was taken off the US version of Youtube. This link is of the same video, but is routed through Canada. Everyone in America needs to see this before it is Yanked off the Internet again! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM&NR=1

MORE TAXES

President Obama has announced what type of cars and light trucks the automobile industry will produce. No more large SUVs or vans for the family. Forget about that new muscle car for the open highway. The President knows what type of car the American public needs. He has also determined the how many car dealerships the automobile companies can have selling the correct type of car for us. You won't even mind paying more for your new Presidential approved car.

The President's Administration has already taken over banks and investment companies for the public good. He has removed executives that he felt were not moving the companies in the right direction.

Don't worry about the cost our grandchildren will pay the bills.


Our own Democratic controlled State Government is trying to keep up with our national leadership.

Governor Quinn has proposed an income tax increase to help repair a combined $11.6 billion deficit over this fiscal year and next, and he said that he thinks lawmakers will support it before session adjourns at the end of the month.
“We have to help education and public safety and health care,” he said. “And if we don’t have the revenue, there are going to have to be severe cutbacks.” The Governor and friends have not stopped with an income tax increase, they have other plans:

More Taxes

• Reclassify soft drinks, candy, beauty and some hygiene products for sales tax purposes and generate up to $150 million.
• The sales tax on alcohol also would increase for wine (from 73 cents to $1.39 per gallon), spirits (from $4.50 to $8.55 per gallon) and beer (from 18.5 cents to 23.1 cents per gallon). It would generate about $113 million a year. Opponents said taxing alcoholic beverages is not a constant source of revenue for the state.
• Two separate types of gaming would generate about $375 million. That includes legalizing video gaming machines in places where alcohol is served. The state would tax and regulate the machines and garner revenue.
• Auto title certificate fees from $65 to $95.
• Registration fees from $15 to $25.
• Driver’s license fees from $10 to $30.
• Fines for semitrailers that are over the approved weight.

Never has the Democratic leadership mentioned anything about cutting spending. Do we need the government running once private companies? Do we need all the new social programs that we are told are for our public safety and health care? How about the taxpayer getting to keep the money they earned, and spending it the way they decide?

More taxes

HB 4239 Rep. Frank Mautino (Dem.) Video gaming, would legalize and tax video machines.

SB 44 Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg (Dem.) raise tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack.

SB 2036 Sen. John Sullivan (Dem.) would raise the ILL. income tax rate.

HB 1 Rep. Eddie Washington (Dem.) would increase the tax on gas by 8 cents per gallon.

HB 48 Rep. Kathleen Ryg (Dem.) private sales of firearms to be made at federally licensed gun shops and pay fees for background checks.


What two things do these and other proposed bills have in common? They all require more fees or taxes and they are all sponsored by Democrats. There are many more of these increased fees and taxes the Dems are trying to pass for the Governor to sign. Instead of trying to cut spending or at least not increase spending they would rather just raise taxes. People and businesses are hurting with the state of the national economy and our Dem friends in Springfield can only think of increasing that pain. What is even sadder yet, of the bills listed above, two of them are sponsored by Lake County Dems (Washington & Ryg). If you see Washington or Ryg, please remind them that we are looking for tax relief not increases. If they don't want to listen, you can vote them out next year.

Spend, Spend, and Spend

State Senator Terry Link, has introduced introduced SB 744, which would bring land based casinos to Chicago, Rockford, and Waukegan. Never mind what the people of Lake County want or where the money would go, all we need to know is Terry Link thinks this is a good thing for the people.

ILL. House Speaker Mike Madigan has signaled he will go along with Governor Quinn on raising the State income tax. How this money will be spent we are not sure yet.

Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias knows how and what to spend the money he has control over. The Treasurer takes money from the state administered College Fund for children that has lost money while under his administration and buys a SUV for his use.

The White House also knows how to spend the taxpayers money. The cost of the Air force One flying over New York City for publicity photos was over $300,000. This White House admits this might have been a mistake.

Congress spends Billions on earmark pork projects to enhance the their own reputations.

The President of course out does all with his Trillion dollar budgets, that our grandchildren will have to pay for.

Do any of these elected officials remember they spend the peoples money, and that they have been charged to spend the peoples money wisely? November of next year will be our chance to remind those in government who they work for.

Taxes & Big Government

Many of us have gotten our property tax bills and they are higher then last year.

Governor Quinn wants to increase the State income tax this year. The Governor has also announced that he wants taxpayers to pay the campaign bills of candidates for statewide offices.

None of these come even close to the tax burden that President Obama wants to put on us and our grandchildren.

Big government needs large amounts of tax dollars to take care of the citizens in the way big government thinks is best for the public. The Federal Government does not know what is best for my child, it should not tell me what my life style should be, government should not favor one group of citizens over others, why should the government decide what companies will survive and which will fail. The Founding Fathers left governing society to the state governments and the people themselves. We need and should have a Federal Government that is ruled by the Constitution and the American People.

President Ronald Reagan once said "I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves." This is something to remember when another new government program or bail out is announced. This is something to remember in November of next year.

Big Government & Big Unions

Congresswoman Melissa Bean is a co-sponsor of the bill to do away with the secret ballot for workers voting whether to join a union or not. The unions favor the idea since they would be able to put pressure on employees who might not like the idea of joining a union. Why should workers loose the right to keep their vote secret, the same right that everyone has when voting as a citizen in a general election? The only reason is to help the unions who are big supporters of the Democrats and Congresswoman Bean. Big government and big unions work hand in hand together.

Anyone who wants small government and individual liberty should be against this bill. Maybe we can tell that to Congresswoman Bean the next time she visits our community.

Big Government

Big government is growing larger under the President of Change. The stimulus money has now made it to state road projects and so has big government. At a recent meeting of a stimulus funded construction project, seven employees of the Federal Department of Labor attended. The spokesperson for the group announced to the contractor that he will follow a 16 step plan in order in comply with federal labor rules. From what I remember Moses only needed 10 commandments for the nation of Israel and President Woodrow Wilson only had 14 points to end World War I. The Department of Labor 16 steps does not include the rules the Federal Highway Department will impose on the contractors. On all highway projects that have stimulus money the contractor must display a newly designed Federal sign, so the public can see where some of their tax dollars are going. With Federal dollars come Federal strings. But from what I'm told the Federal Government does not earn any money at all, it all comes from the taxpayers.

So as you drive down the highway and see those road crews out there repairing the road, just remember all the Federal inspectors, staffers, and bureaucrats that it takes to make all this happen. I just wonder how this was ever done before we had all this change and we as taxpayers were left with pocket change.