tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228581902024-03-05T15:07:44.165-06:00WoodfordTaxFacts.org - The Truth DetectorConcerned Citizens of Woodford County Illinois (and others) sharing political thoughts and opinionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-22169148629360212922019-03-22T14:06:00.000-05:002019-03-22T14:06:14.737-05:00Library “friends”https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/local-referenda-and-the-search-for-straw.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FbYHz+%28Illinois+Review%29
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-85344170682033354062017-09-24T12:45:00.002-05:002017-09-24T12:45:11.755-05:00Atlanta Libraryhttp://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/atlanta-public-library-officials-lie-to-the-public/
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-28172393789543240252017-05-21T09:47:00.003-05:002017-05-21T09:47:52.310-05:00Too Many Taxing AuthoritiesJohn Phipps, on "U.S. Farm Report", responds to a viewer query:
CS 17 May 17 too much government
Loyal viewer Marty Wittig from Leaf River, Illinois touches on an IL problem with national
implications.
“Less than 22% of the eligible voters turned out for the last election April 4th in my county of
Ogle Count. That is disgusting.
Some Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-24944698018886719522017-05-03T08:18:00.000-05:002017-05-03T08:18:35.230-05:00Souther Ill. Property Tax Rates
Southern Illinois’ wide range of property taxesMAY 2, 2017 AT 4:25 PMfrom Illinois Policy | Illinois' comeback story starts here by Brendan Bakala
When it comes to property taxes in southern Illinois, homeowners face a wide variety of rates. Though not as expensive as the record-high property tax rates in the greater Chicago area, property taxes are still a significant Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-82643431325260418212017-05-02T15:47:00.003-05:002017-05-02T15:50:47.822-05:00Prepare ye for "sweet" taxhttps://smallbiztrends.com/2017/05/can-small-business-prepare-next-soda-tax.html
Government officials in places like Philadelphia and Seattle think the new revenue from a soda tax is sweet, but small businesses are the ones that will absorb the cost and they’ve soured on the idea.
The COO of Canada Dry Delaware Valley recently claimed the tax was responsible for a 45 percent Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-69695055791864423112017-04-02T08:52:00.002-05:002017-04-02T08:52:34.744-05:00The PTELL "Boogeyman"http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/04/ptell-the-political-boogeyman-during-elections/
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-89320585332363016212016-11-11T16:18:00.001-06:002016-11-11T16:18:29.695-06:002016 Ballot Initiatives Results
2016 Ballot Initiatives: Largely Positive Results for Taxpayers
While the presidential contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump garnered much of the media’s attention, taxpayers scored some significant victories on consequential ballot measures decided at the state and local level, with some notable exceptions.
Earlier this fall, National Taxpayers Union issued its 2016 BallotUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-27200953617337337052015-02-03T05:41:00.001-06:002015-02-03T05:41:44.929-06:00In our rush to proclaim Community Colleges as the "solution" to our higher education dilemna let's not forget that, unlike State Colleges and private colleges the burden for these facilities rests squarely on the local property tax payer.
Is it any wonder that the state and federal governments LOVE community colleges?
Shifting students there shifts the costs to the "yokels".
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-72948864929175365442013-05-25T12:04:00.000-05:002013-05-25T12:04:03.542-05:00
NEARLY 10,000 ILLINOIS PUBLIC SECTOR PENSIONERS MAKE $100K A YEAR OR MORE
By Ulysses Arn -
Illinois is broke, and an analysis of the states pensions by Taxpayers United of America shows us why - 9,900 public sector pensioners make $100,000 a year or more.
Taxpayers United of America (TUA) today released the results of its annual study of the top government pensions in theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-84931667890363153462013-05-11T11:14:00.001-05:002013-05-11T11:14:01.159-05:00southtownstar
Kadner: A travesty of a mockery of a sham
By Phil Kadner
pkadner@southtownstar.com
Last Modified: May 11, 2013 12:10AM
Mike Madigan really wants to raise suburban property tax bills.
“This is going to happen,” the speaker of the Illinois House said last week, referring to the shift in funding pensions for suburban teachers from the state to local school Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-26865785533557380242013-05-10T18:37:00.002-05:002013-05-10T18:37:34.465-05:00
Kadner: A factor in multiplying tax confusion
By Phil Kadner
pkadner@southtownstar.com
Last Modified: May 10, 2013 05:26PM
There may be someone who can explain how the property tax is calculated in Cook County, but chances are you wouldn’t want to talk to him.
The property tax is probably the chief gripe of people who live and own businesses in the suburbs. Nobody understands how it’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-69999317250108480552013-05-06T13:53:00.000-05:002013-05-06T13:53:14.699-05:00
Vote ‘No’ on Knox Community Schools’ Property Tax Increase Referendum!
MAY 6, 2013, 12:35 PM
from National Taxpayers United of Illinois by admin
CHICAGO—Taxpayers United of America (TUA) is working with taxpayers in Indiana’s Knox Community School District to oppose the district’s property-tax-increase referendum that will appear on the district’s May 7, 2013 ballot.
“This Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-26693254910361566822013-05-01T17:40:00.000-05:002013-05-01T17:40:49.189-05:00
Your Federal Tax Dollars At Work In Aurora...MAY 1, 2013, 12:58 AMfrom ILLINOIZE by OneMan
A bit over two years ago Aurora got some federal money ($117,400) to buy and put up two smaller wind turbines to power two sets of stoplights on the east side of town.The two turbines have been up for a while and as someone who drives by them both virtually every day I as well as others Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-74481845541219126752013-04-17T15:58:00.000-05:002013-04-17T15:58:05.580-05:00We're Back!With the recent defeat of the Woodford County ballot initiative proposing a 1percent "Facility Sales Tax" it has occurred to us that this site should be dusted off and updated for future property tax battles.
Stay tuned.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-81836142294566168802010-05-27T07:04:00.002-05:002010-05-27T07:11:27.368-05:00Can You See Me Now?<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-45225836116782175682010-01-20T05:22:00.003-06:002010-01-20T05:25:15.389-06:00No Coat TailsIn light of the Massachusetts senate election is now official:Barack Obama has the political coat tails of a naked midget.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-31402551435237960452009-11-26T08:25:00.003-06:002009-11-26T08:28:40.157-06:00"Fruitful Fields and Healthful Skies" By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-9987247341350396702009-11-05T06:42:00.002-06:002009-11-05T06:48:29.269-06:00What Ever Happened To Ethanol?Ahh, ethanol boom - we hardly knew ya.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-37313527999038881352009-10-03T09:36:00.003-05:002009-10-03T09:44:08.561-05:00If I Die . . .(Former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas encourages a return to the faith of his father's generation. He believes spiritual values, not material ones, can guide America through troubling times:)During moments of sadness or frustration, I often think of a family scene years ago in the town of Yakima, Washington. I was about seven or eight years old at the time. Father had died a few years Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-61769655625583703952009-07-23T13:00:00.005-05:002009-07-23T13:09:36.773-05:00Health Costs In One's Final YearDuring the course of the debate on television last night after President's O'Bama's "news conference" a pundit mentioned something interesting. He said, statistically, fully one fourth of an American's total health care costs occur in the final year of life.Can anyone confirm this?If true, it takes no genius to see where "cost cutting" will occur when generational warfare breaks out over this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-46497383922395685892009-07-09T06:13:00.002-05:002009-07-09T06:16:31.959-05:00"You're Nuts"Quote: "When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts." — Larry EllisonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-54489940306751827432009-07-02T05:23:00.004-05:002009-07-02T05:29:11.122-05:00Federal Income Tax on Non-Profits?The nonprofit industry includes over 1 million organizations across the US with combined annual revenue of more than $1 trillions. Major organizations include Goodwill Industries, Ascension Health, National Cancer Institute, New York University, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The industry is highly fragmented: large organizations with assets of $10 millions or more represent just 6Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-85183148862330912392009-05-31T19:16:00.003-05:002009-05-31T19:27:16.704-05:00Here Come The Services TaxesIllinois currently doesn’t apply the sales tax on services such a movie rentals, carpet cleaning, dog grooming and a number of other such services. That could change under a budget-balancing plan being considered by the Senate. If approved the 6.25 percent state sales tax would be applied to the following, for which there’s currently no sales tax: Warehousing and storageTravel agent Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-35963016702644522662009-05-29T07:18:00.002-05:002009-05-29T07:21:03.048-05:00The Numbers Speak For Themselves . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22858190.post-84096931923771034732009-05-22T10:00:00.003-05:002009-05-22T10:09:53.278-05:00Political CircusesEdward R. Murrowfrom Quotes of the Day "When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0