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Quinn Says Everyone Should Pay Taxes
(IRN) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll push for legislation forcing public officials to pay income tax on their state salaries, even if business losses wipe out their income.

Quinn has criticized State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), the Republican candidate for governor, for not paying federal income taxes, implying the state senator did something improper. But it appears Brady did not owe any income taxes: Brady's state salary was more than wiped out by his business losses.

Quinn said Monday that Brady should've paid taxes on the publicly funded part of his salary anyway.

Quinn says all public officials should pay taxes, including fellow Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, the state treasurer running for U.S. Senate. He, too, claimed business losses that reduced his tax liability to zero.

(Illinois Radio Network)
10 05 10 by Newsroom
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