Jim Tobin, A Friend Of Liberty (1945-2021)
May 2nd, 2022
By Michael Johnston The Windy City’s financial woes are unlikely to blow over any time soon. Following an Illinois Supreme Court ruling earlier this month, Chicago’s bonds received a downgrade to “junk” status by...
View as PDF As the government pension problem becomes more evident in an increasing number of large cities and small villages across Illinois, the public must be aware of a number of interests pushing proposals...
The Civic Federation, described by the Chicago press as “One of the state’s most prominent tax watchdog groups,” or a “Taxpayer’s watchdog group,” may be a watchdog for banks, large corporations and special interests invested in the status quo, but it certainly is not a watchdog on behalf of taxpayers, according to Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayers United of America (TUA)…
View as PDF Chicago, IL – Taxpayers United of America (TUA) has released its most recent government pension study exposing individual pensions for Joliet municipal, Will County, Will County government schools, and Joliet Junior College...
View as PDF As Republicans gather for their annual dinner celebrations honoring the birth of the sixteenth president of these United States, it would serve the public well to reassess the legacy of Abraham...
View as PDF Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage and Repeal Act of 1989, the first time a major federal entitlement was repealed. Victory seemed unobtainable for...
View as PDF “Home Rule means Home Ruin.” – Jim Tobin, President of Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF). In 1970, Illinois adopted a new constitution that designated any municipality with a population greater than 25,000...
Contact: Jared Labell (773) 766-4947 (312) 427-5128 jared@taxpayereducation.org View as PDF The Cato Institute released its 12th biennial fiscal report card earlier this month regarding the budget records of America’s governors from January 2012–August...
View as PDF Democrats continue to use “income inequality” as an effective wedge issue, according to Jim Tobin, noted Chicago economist and President of Taxpayer Education Foundation (TEF). “Actually, it is federal and state,...
View as PDF Washington Democrats are using “income inequality” as a wedge issue, a ploy that has benefited them throughout the years, but their deceptive strategy masks the real inequality in wages and benefits,...