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The lure of raising taxes for democrats is something akin to how moths seek light, even if it comes from a bug zapper.  No matter the cost, both in economic terms and human terms, Illinois democrats can't resist the lure of raising taxes to fuel a larger, less-efficient government.

As Illinois sits on the brink of recession, Illinois Democrats are defying all economic intuition by raising taxes on consumers and employers.  In the past three months, Democrats have raised the sales tax in Cook County twice.  This month, they have proposed an increase in the state's income tax, an increase in the state payroll tax and a multitude of other burdensome regulatory fee increases and taxes that will ultimately cost Illinois families and businesses billions of dollars.

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