Let me complain about Illinois for a bit... NEW ADDITION, PG 9

Just yesterday we found out that the state of Illinois is going to double the gas tax to $.38 per gallon, making it one of the highest in the country. And those people who care about the environment and drive electric cars, from whom they can't bleed some extra money for this? They raised their car registration by $100

This fricking state. I love Chicago so much, but not sure how much more I can take of this bullshite.

In addition to this gas tax bump we:

Pay about $90 a year for a "city sticker"...basically a charge to own a car in the city
Have one of the highest sales tax rates in the country, over 10%
Have incredibly high real estate taxes...I'll pay about $6,000 for my 1,100 sq ft condo this year
Pay $.07 a bag at the grocery store
We were going to pay $.01/oz for drinks (sweetened and not), but somehow the court struck that down...they'll probably try again
They're looking to push through a progressive state income tax, changing from the flat tax that has been in place for forever
I'm not a smoker, but those who are pay taxes of $3.66 a pack
Have tolls on all the expressways
Oh, and while the state is essentially junk bond level and heading toward bankruptcy, the state politicians just voted themselves a raise...imagine that...a job where the employees can give themselves raises
They're looking to add a tax to bars and restaurants within 10 miles of McCormick to fund an expansion there (but stadiums and arenas are exempt for some reason)

All I hear about is new taxes, and they can get so creative with those, but I never hear about their creative ways to cut fricking spending.

It's why Illinois has lost population every year since 2014 and while I may not be too far from leaving as well.

Nashville/Charleston people, I've been following the real estate there for a while now and it's starting to look REAL good.

tldr: Illinois is taxing its citizens to death

/rant

ETA: frick the Bears

//rant