Tag: Privilege tax

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

State Gas Tax means Bloomington jumped too soon

By:  Diane Benjamin The State of Illinois is likely raising the gas tax .19 per gallon.  The total tax will be .38 cents for every gallon you pump.  This will chase even more people out of the state and cause travelers and citizens who can fill up outside of Illinois to do so. Democrats never […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Privilege Tax

By:  Diane Benjamin It is very easy to describe government in Normal: “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” Ronald Reagan Hotel occupancy in Bloomington-Normal is way down, according to […]