Illinois Policy Institute debates Governor Pat Quinn on higher income taxes

[itsrandy]

it dont take any knowledge to rase taxes if we wanted our taxes raised we could higher a 5 year old to do that -taxes are for stupid people that dont know how to fix the budget

[DjJokerr]

I wish Pat Quinn got shot in the head.

[ekolke]

Quinn is an idiot. Get rid of lavish government pensions. No one else gets a pension anymore. Cut the fat in education. CUT SPENDING! CUT TAXES!

[mywotzone]

@ekolke You can't cut taxes dumbass...Only to the lower end of the 99%

[ekolke]

@mywotzone You can cut taxes. The 99% think they need government hand outs. Government handouts will not help them. Being a slave to government will not help them. Raising taxes enriches government, but no one else. The 99% will always get the short end of the stick until they realize that no one is going to do them any favors. Everyone acts in his or her best interests-you too. If you think government can tax others to pay for your life, forget it. Greece tried it. It did not work.

[mywotzone]

@ekolke Taxing offshore accounts 10-15% to transfer there trillions into our country can be stopped... Corporate Tax cuts can be stopped... The richest 1% can pay the same 35% the majority pays... I love this "not being slave" shit if you have a job , at all , you're a slave to your employer at the end of the day , the only people who arent slaves to something are the business owners , and CEO's... If you work a 9-5 you'll never be rich end of story...

[ekolke]

@mywotzone I am a slave to my employer, but they pay me. The government takes a large amount of what I earn and I get nothing in return. In fact they do more bad than good. You can be jealous all you like at the CEOs and business owners, but it is a waste of time. Most of them started out just like you. They took a chance. They put their own money at risk. They worked hard. Most rich people work a lot more hours than 9-5. Any thing good must come from you. No one is coming to the rescue.

[mywotzone]

@ekolke You get nothing in return? The post office? The police department? Social Security? all social programs , grants , public schooling , fire department , your representation , your local facilities , your roads...

[ekolke]

@mywotzone All of it poorly run and expensive. I would privatize all of it.

[mywotzone]

@ekolke And if you privatize it to the point they don't want to play ball and you cant use a service because you cant afford it? ... You know how much roads cost to use in Long Island $15 for a toll shit... A private road several billions of dollars...

[danzak44]

Pat Quinn is an idiot, and so are the ppl who voted him in! I guess IL wants more taxes and less jobs!

[ragnarocks0]

this segment would've been a lot more informative and clearly outlined if there was a moderator scrutinizing each person's response, encouraging each debater to be more concise as well as bringing back up points that might have been dropped.

[Paisa604]

I only wish yours and Quinn administrations were a little more impartial and reasonable when it came to forgiveness.

[Spirit0f]

I am boned under Quinn's plan.

Unless I can get myself completely unemployed.

[crose1005]

great job john!!

[CaptainDangerous233i]

In the dictionary of government you won't find the word "cut".

[changeagent12]

Amazing that the $3 billion in savings by paying state employees closer to what they are worth, get blown off completely. Maybe Tillman should be governor.

[manicmondaymomma]

where the heck does he think the federal government gets money???

[bmcosti]

John Tillman rocked this interview. Thanks for holding the state government and Gov. Quinn accountable.

I particularly liked the $3 billion in savings from paying state employees at comparable rates to the private sector.

[Crazypower274]

I know, that was a great point. I can't believe they are getting paid that much more (oh wait, Illinois is the land of waste).