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Proponents of the Export-Import Bank claim that the bank’s issuance of loans and guarantees to large companies is essential to international competitiveness and a thriving American economy. According to a new study from the Mercatus Center, that claim isn’t true. The bank has shrunk — for the better While the Senate confirmed new directors — which are necessary to approve massive loans — to the Ex-Im Board this month, the bank has […]
GENEVA, Ill. – Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) applauded Rep. Sam Yingling (62nd District) and Rep. Jon Carroll (57th District) for standing up for their constituents and announcing opposition to Governor Pritzker’s proposal to scrap the Illinois’ flat income tax and replace it with a graduated one. AFP-IL has long opposed a graduated income tax, asserting […]
GENEVA, Ill. –Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) on Thursday announced new direct mail and digital investments as the next phase of the group’s ongoing “Keep Illinois Flat” grassroots campaign calling on lawmakers to oppose scrapping Illinois’ flat income tax for a graduated one. The announcement comes as the debate moves to the House after Senate passage […]
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) issued the following statement after the state Senate passed a bill that would eliminate Illinois’ flat income tax in favor of a graduated income tax. AFP-IL has long opposed a graduated tax. AFP-IL State Director Andrew Nelms Issued the following statement: “This vote is an affront to taxpayers […]
A new analysis from the Mercatus Center examining the Export-Import Bank and the aftereffects of a years-long lending cap confirms what we’ve known all along: businesses do not need the Export-Import Bank to compete in the marketplace. Since 2015, when Ex-Im last had the required number of board members to approve deals larger than $10 million, the Bank’s lending portfolio (both at […]
The latest report on Medicare and Social Security isn’t good. In fact, the trustees of the programs found that both are in a dire situation if substantial reforms are not made. Here are the three main takeaways from Monday’s Trustees Report: Social Security will be insolvent by 2035. Trustees said that at the current pace, the program will only […]
In 2017, Congress let an unfair set of corporate welfare policies – known as tax extenders – expire. They were right to do so. Tax extenders are special-interest handouts lobbied for by politically-connected industries, giving them an unfair advantage over others at the expense of everyone else. Government shouldn’t be in the business of picking winners and […]
Report finds that Illinois households would see a new tax burden of $240 per year NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) today launched a new campaign advocating solutions for improving America’s infrastructure without imposing new burdens on consumers through a 25-cent per gallon gas tax hike, which would impact virtually every aspect of the economy. In the […]
Last year, President Donald Trump signed into law the First Step Act, one of the most significant reforms to the criminal justice system in decades. Many have already been given a second chance under the First Step Act. And there’s more to come. The new law will save taxpayer dollars, create safer communities by reducing recidivism, and give formerly incarcerated individuals a chance […]
