Washington wants to hand Illinois a huge new tax bill. The "cap-and-trade" scheme at the core of the energy tax bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would have an enormous negative impact. Some studies show Illinois could lose 150,000 jobs, and families could lose thousands of dollars in disposable income every year. Congressman Mark Kirk voted yes for this bill despite the huge negative impact on taxpayers.

The cap-and-trade scheme is a huge new tax in disguise - a tax on energy that will drive up the price of nearly everything in the country.

Washington wants to hand Illinois a huge new tax bill. The “cap-and-trade” scheme at the core of the energy tax bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would have an enormous negative impact on the state. Some studies show Illinois could lose as many as 150,000 jobs, and families could lose thousands of dollars in disposable income every year. Congressman Mark Kirk voted yes for this bill despite the huge negative impact on taxpayers in his district and the state of Illinois.

This week the General Assembly and Governor Quinn made clear to all taxpayers that they lack the courage to make the tough decisions. They opted instead, to approve borrowing schemes that places our state in more debt while providing themselves with one “Ribbon Cutting” ceremony after another…