Ben VanMetre @policyvan
Budget and Tax @illinoispolicy illinoispolicy.org Chicago, IL Joined November 2012-
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Higher taxes only encourage higher spending illin.is/11ioQJZ via @saukvalley #twill
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@LetItBurnUSA @illinoispolicy Fiscal irresponsibility doesn’t warrant a bailout for any state. IL needs real reform bit.ly/ZpGyZQ
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Illinois Dept of Corrections spent $2M+ on cable subscriptions for inmates illin.is/REVOo9 via @BecketAdams #Piglet2012 #twill
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SB282 corporate tax disclosure bill passes. I got a better idea: end corporate welfare by shutting down DCEO and ending TIFs. #twill
RT @ilpoliski: IL "debt restructuring?" A euphemism to borrow more and start new cycle of unpaid bills. Don't fall for it. #twill
RT @danieljmitchell: Higher Taxes Mean Bigger Government, not Lower Deficits j.mp/10mysnD
Illinois #Piglet2012 finds nearly 200 examples of wasteful spending totaling more than $354 million #twill illin.is/T9r3Um
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RT @neighborhoodfx "The most egregious budget gimmicks of 2012: pension underfunding" goo.gl/yFnEX via @enorcross
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There is direct correlation between labor costs and employment. When the former goes up, the latter goes down. illin.is/UkkOfs #twill
Hiked cig tax to deter smoking. Hiked gun tax tax to deter violence. But hiked biz tax to increase biz activity? bit.ly/T37oYh
Authorities in Denmark killed fat tax because it inflated food prices and put Danish jobs at risk bit.ly/T37oYh
Lessons from Denmark: taxing foods doesn’t trim waistlines – it drives consumers to greener pastures bit.ly/T37oYh
Taxing a behavior with intention of both deterring the behavior and increasing revenue from the behavior = failed model bit.ly/T38PFW
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"You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality." #AynRand
The irony of Cook County’s 2013 budget bit.ly/T38PFW #twill
Cook county should learn from Denmark’s failed fat tax experiment bit.ly/T37oYh #twill
Incentives matter. Fat tax drives Danes to shop at German grocery stores @illinoispolicy bit.ly/T37oYh
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While taxpayers are expected to tighten their belts in hard times, government only grows bit.ly/UF4jem
Minimum wage forces businesses to discriminate against low-skill and younger workers @illinoispolicy bit.ly/TAtj7K
If minimum wage is increased to $10 employers will lay off workers who can’t produce $10 of output @illinoispolicy bit.ly/TAtj7K
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