More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery tax - IPM Newsroom
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Pritzker signed bill eliminating statewide tax, allowing local governments to create their own.

Increasing parking fees would have been fairer.

Nope. They decided to tax groceries 🤦

  • fartographer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    9 days ago

    In their defense, this is a far better way to exploit people who can’t afford cars.

    I didn’t say it was a good defense…

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    9 days ago

    The investment revenue generated from JB Pritzker’s billions in one day is probably enough to pay for the food programs in many small Illinois towns.