Great Debate in Springfield

It's wonderful that the People's business can be handled so efficiently:

• After just seven minutes of debate, Senate Democrats took the first major step Wednesday in advancing Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s goal of revamping how the state taxes income — seeking the biggest change in the state income tax since it was enacted a half century ago.
  
  The Illinois Senate passed its version of a graduated income tax package on strictly partisan lines — and its fate now lies within the Illinois House, where changes are anticipated.
  
  The Senate first approved a proposed constitutional amendment that removes the flat income tax structure from the state’s constitution. The amendment to a previous Senate resolution is the first part in getting the Illinois Constitution to require a “fair” or graduated income tax — Pritzker’s No. 1 priority.
  
  Up next is a battle in the Illinois House, where not all facets of the plan may make it through. Legislators have just weeks to figure out a capital plan, approve a budget and try to pass another one of Pritzker’s priorities: legalizing recreational marijuana. It sets the stage for an action packed home stretch of the spring session.

Remember, when all the "rich" people move out or change addresses to their out-of-Illinois residence, guess who the new "rich" people are? Nothing in this proposal defines "middle class."

Get out if you can.