Community Renewal Society in Arlington Heights, Illinois
The Community Renewal Society is a faith based, progressive organization that has taken the lead to protest the budget cuts proposed by Illinois Governor Rauner. On Saturday, May 16, 2015 the Community Renewal Society, held a march in Arlington Heights, Illinois to protest those budget cuts. Three local churches participated in the march; Southminster, St John United Church of Christ and First United Methodist of Arlington Heights.
Their approach is to not cut about $2 billion from public health and disability care, over $1.3 billion from investment in local communities, $180 million from housing and $300 million from child/family services. Rather as reported on WGN Channel Nine news the group proposes that Illinois Legislatures increase revenues that would protect the vital services and properly fund public education. In other words, 'please raise my taxes to support vital social programs'.
Their proposals to generate additional state revenue include:
Reinstate the 5% Illinois income tax rate
Expand the state sales tax to include some consumer services
Taxing a percentage of retirement income
Re-amortize (refinance) the state's pension debt to a level dollar amount
Making corporations pay their fair share
Their approach is to not cut about $2 billion from public health and disability care, over $1.3 billion from investment in local communities, $180 million from housing and $300 million from child/family services. Rather as reported on WGN Channel Nine news the group proposes that Illinois Legislatures increase revenues that would protect the vital services and properly fund public education. In other words, 'please raise my taxes to support vital social programs'.
Their proposals to generate additional state revenue include:
Reinstate the 5% Illinois income tax rate
Expand the state sales tax to include some consumer services
Taxing a percentage of retirement income
Re-amortize (refinance) the state's pension debt to a level dollar amount
Making corporations pay their fair share