If Democrats only played the game of politics like Republicans, the Fair Tax Amendment would probably pass by an overwhelming majority.
OK, let’s break it down . . .
Governor Pritzker got the General Assembly to put on the ballot a referendum that, if approved by at least 60 percent of the voters, would raise the tax rates on people like Kenny G. And cut them on me!
It was June. The Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce was having its monthly meeting, featuring Frerichs. The conversation turned to the Fair Tax.
Anyway, Frerichs’s comments were dutifully quoted in the Daily Herald newspaper. Then they were picked up by the Illinois Policy Institute—a right-wing outfit—under the headline: Be scared, geezers, be very scared!
None of which is true. The referendum has nothing to do with taxing retirement income. It doesn’t even mention retirement income.
