{"id":2514593,"date":"2025-11-25T19:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T00:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-business-group-warns-of-backbreaking-progressive-income-tax\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T19:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T00:33:33","slug":"illinois-business-group-warns-of-backbreaking-progressive-income-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-business-group-warns-of-backbreaking-progressive-income-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois business group warns of &#8216;backbreaking&#8217; progressive income tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-business-group-warns-of-backbreaking-progressive-income-tax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514593&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses opposition<\/a> from illinois manufacturers and business groups to proposals for implementing a progressive income tax in the state.Former Governor Pat Quinn recently suggested a 3% surcharge on incomes over $1 million, despite voters rejecting a similar plan in 2020. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker supports moving toward a more progressive tax system, believing it to be better than the current flat tax. However, Dennis LaComb, Executive Vice President of the Technology and Manufacturing Association, warns that reviving progressive tax discussions could drive businesses away, increase costs for manufacturers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-scalise-cautions-that-bidens-failure-to-address-the-port-strike-will-exacerbate-economic-challenges-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Steve Scalise cautions that Biden&#039;s failure to address the port strike will exacerbate economic challenges. - Washington Examiner\">harm working families<\/a>. LaComb also criticized other recent state policies that he says have stifled economic growth. He urges lawmakers to focus on practical solutions to balance the budget and foster a business-friendly habitat rather than pursuing another attempt at progressive taxation, which voters have already rejected.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Illinois business group warns of &lsquo;backbreaking&rsquo; progressive income tax<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2414274\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/manufacturing\/\">Manufacturers<\/a> say legislators at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\/\">Illinois<\/a> State Capitol have done enough damage, and a progressive <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\">tax<\/a> would be too much.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed a 3% surcharge on incomes over $1 million. The effort comes after voters in 2020 disapproved of changing the state&rsquo;s flat tax to a tax with higher rates for higher earners. All the talk comes as Chicago&rsquo;s mayor calls for &ldquo;progressive revenue&rdquo; from Springfield.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3898019\/target-partner-chatgpt-ai-assisted-shopping\/\">Target partners with ChatGPT to offer AI-assisted shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3896892\/joe-concha-slams-distributing-cooperation-verizon-arctic-frost-investigation\/\">Joe Concha slams &lsquo;distributing&rsquo; cooperation from Verizon on Arctic Frost investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3896604\/places-open-thanksgiving\/\">Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s open on Thanksgiving<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker-2\/\">JB Pritzker<\/a> said state lawmakers are already talking.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe that we need to have a system that is more progressive and less regressive than the one that we have now,&rdquo; Pritzker said. &ldquo;I think it is something that is being talked about by members of the General Assembly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker was asked about whether voters are ready for another push.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do think a graduated system is better than a flat tax system, and so if there&rsquo;s a possibility for us to have a system like that, it&rsquo;s better than the one we have,&rdquo; Pritzker said.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Technology and Manufacturing Association Executive Vice President Dennis LaComb said even the talk about such policies will turn prospective businesses away from Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The rhetoric to revive a progressive tax is not only reckless but dangerous&mdash;prospective businesses will hear that and avoid Illinois, struggling working families will no longer be able to afford to live here and move elsewhere, and manufacturers and businesses looking to expand in this state will have to account for added taxes,&rdquo; LaComb said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>LaComb criticized recent action out of Springfield.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hasn&rsquo;t Springfield done enough damage already? From the unaffordable energy and transit bills that were passed in veto session to decoupling from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-climate-bill-was-meant-to-combat-china-now-a-chinese-firm-is-poised-to-cash-in\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Climate Bill Was Meant To Combat China. Now a Chinese Firm Is Poised To Cash In.\">federal tax cuts<\/a> that would have put more money back into the hands of our manufacturers, the policies coming out of Springfield continue to stifle economic growth and hurt those needing support most,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Small and midsize manufacturers are already struggling to keep up &ndash; a progressive tax would be backbreaking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s time to put the push for a progressive tax to bed, LaComb said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3898591\/road-to-chicago-train-fire-attack-lawrence-reed-arrests\/\"><strong>BYRON YORK: THE ROAD TO THE CHICAGO TRAIN FIRE ATTACK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead of wasting time, money, and resources to sell a failed product that voters rejected, let&rsquo;s come together and come up with real, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinema-joins-cornyn-calling-on-biden-to-use-full-authorities-to-address-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Sinema Joins Cornyn Calling On Biden To Use \u2018Full Authorities\u2019 To Address Border Crisis\">common-sense solutions<\/a> that balance our budget, ease the burden on working families, create an environment in Illinois where small businesses and their employees can thrive and prosper,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois state spending has increased 43% under Pritzker, an increase of $16 billion annually since 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois business group warns against &#8216;backbreaking&#8217; progressive tax<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2514594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IL-governor-pritzger-and-mayor-brandon-johnson-AP24229819718643.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67695,6413,67696],"class_list":["post-2514593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-business-group","tag-illinois","tag-progressive-income-tax"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IL-governor-pritzger-and-mayor-brandon-johnson-AP24229819718643.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514593"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514597,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514593\/revisions\/2514597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}