Mike Babcock | Contributed photo
Mike Babcock | Contributed photo
Former state House hopeful Mike Babcock (R-Bethalto) laments Gov. J.B. Pritzker and longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan are working hand-in-hand to destroy Springfield.
“They’re a loyal tandem who’ve worked together to move an agenda that’s eaten away more of people’s income to the point they now have less for food, housing and spending in general. “That’s the system they’ve had in place for the last two years.”
Babcock points to the progressive income tax system now being supported by the pair as the latest example of their handy work.
“I know the governor is still selling the tax as one that will only mean changes for the rich, but everyone knows that’s off base,” he said. “It won’t be long before they’ll be digging in everyone’s pockets to hold this thing together.”
Babcock fumes those aren’t the only reasons already stressed out taxpayers should be feeling some type of way about the tax poposal set to appear on the ballot Nov.3 in the form of a constitutional amendment referendum.
With veteran state Sen. Terry Link (D-Indian Creek) also becoming the fourth Democratic lawmaker who strongly backs the plan to now find themselves facing criminal charges, Marter argues there clearly are other reasons why taxpayers should reject the proposed tax like the plague. Facing tax evasion charges, Link joins former state Rep. Luis Arroyo, who faces up to 10 years in prison, and state Sen. Tom Cullerton, who has been hit with 41-count indictment on embezzlement charges. One-time state Sen. Martin Sandoval has already plead guilty to taking $250,000 in bribes from SafeSpeed, a red-light camera vendor.
And then there is longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan, who finds himself implicated in an ongoing federal corruption probe involving ComEd in which its alleged bribes were steered to several of his close associates as part of a pay-to-play scheme aimed at currying favor with him.
“That should definitely raise attention about the origins of this tax and what some people’s motivations for backing it the way they are might be,” he said.
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