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Can Illinois’ budget deficit be fixed with one simple tax?

February 7, 2012 | 4 Comments

One-thousandth of 1 percent might not seem like a significant amount. But when it comes to paying off the massive budget deficit in Illinois, it could mean everything. Paul Buchheit, a professor of economic inequality at DePaul University, says the state needs to implement a financial transaction tax to solve the current economic crisis. Illinois… Read More »