I’d like to see a breakdown of where the average Chicagoan’s taxes go, in federal, state, city, county, etc.
What got me thinking about this is an article by the Chicago Artists’ Coalition where they said,
“The budget approved by the legislature on August 10, 2007 would have increased the Illinois Arts Council’s budget by $3.6 million from last year’s budget level and brought us very close to our goal: a budget of $24 million for the Illinois Arts Council, or $2 per person, per year in Illinois.”
Any help from anyone to resources that show us exactly where all our taxes go?
Here’s another example of where our taxes go. The Chicago Tribune reports on Chicago’s Mayor Daley’s tax increase, “[A”>ldermen . . . will benefit from the mayor’s plan to raise the $33,280-a-year aldermanic expense allowance to $72,280 per alderman.” via Beachwood Reporter.