Illinois senate dems vote to increase income tax.....insanity

john cullerton....what's he afraid of?

there was some deep thinking going on in that chamber

It took just seven minutes for Illinois state senators on Wednesday to advance major legislation that would revamp how personal income is taxed since the state income tax was enacted 50 years ago.

The 40-19 vote in the Democrat-controlled Senate approved a proposed amendment to the state constitution to eliminate the flat tax requirement and paved the way for a graduated-rate income tax, which would charge higher rates on higher incomes, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The plan is a top legislative priority of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

The state House -- also led by Democrats -- must approve the same proposal for it to be put before voters in 2020.