In case you missed it, my op-ed in the Chicago Tribune: The Illinois Democrats’ delivery tax is a short-term cash grab paid by those who can least afford it…
Well past midnight, on the final night of the spring session, Illinois Senate Democrats passed one of the most broad-based, regressive taxes on working families our state has seen in decades, which will affect every family and business from deep southern Illinois to towns on the Wisconsin border and everywhere in between.
This delivery tax would force each Illinoisan to pay an additional $1.50 on nearly every order placed in our state, regardless of its cost, size or supplier. Whether you are making a bulk order of expensive items or just need a pack of diapers for a sick child, the tax will charge you $1.50 on every order.
There is no denying that we must continue to invest in our state’s public transit system for the millions of Illinois families, students, tourists and workers who rely on it. But the taxpayers who pay for it deserve a fiscally conservative approach and reforms needed to ensure a world-class, safe and soluble system — not a short-term cash grab that hurts, rather than helps, Illinoisans, $1.50 at a time.