Housing Action Illinois has endorsed the A Better Illinois Campaign in support of Fair Tax legislation—with lower tax rates for lower incomes and higher rates for higher incomes. Without a Fair Tax, we won’t we able to make much progress towards making sure that every person in Illinois has affordable housing and ending homelessness.
This issue will be a top agenda item in Springfield for the 2014 legislative session. The momentum is on our side!
But if we’re to achieve our goal of getting Fair Tax legislation on the November 2014 ballot—so the voters of Illinois can decide for themselves—now is when the rubber meets the road.
We ask you to do two things to support the campaign:
1. Sign the online petition stating that you support A Better Illinois with the right priorities:
- A more accountable government that cuts waste and invests in education, public safety and health care;
- Fair taxes with higher rates for higher income levels and lower rates for lower income levels; and
- A growing middle class with good jobs and successful small businesses.
Please click here to sign the online petition.
2. Attend a Campaign Kickoff Event
During January and February, the campaign be holding a series of Campaign Kickoff events all throughout the state. Events are currently scheduled for Des Plaines, Vernon Hills, Villa Park, Springfield, Joliet, Kankakee, metro east and the Rock Island. Please attend the event closest to your location.
Click here for Campaign Kickoff event details and to RSVP.
The legislature is set to reconvene at the end of this month, so it’s now or never to finish the job and reach the goal of the grassroots campaign we’ve been building all year—to ensure politicians in Springfield pass Fair Tax legislation by May 4th of this year so Illinois voters can decide on the upcoming November ballot. If we fail, the current system—which 92% of Illinois voters say is broken and needs to be fixed—will remain in place.
Out-of-state billionaires led by the Koch brothers are already spending tens of thousands of dollars on a campaign to distort a Fair Tax to Illinois voters, all to help big corporations and the rich get special treatment and avoid paying their fair share. But it’s the voters of Illinois—77% of whom support a Fair Tax—who should make the decision on the upcoming November ballot.
The strength and momentum of this grassroots campaign has been truly amazing. Thanks again for all that you’ve done and continue to do. Together, we can defeat these powerful special interests and create A Better Illinois.