Ummmm. Oklahoma income tax is 5.5%... This new Illinois bill raises theirs to 5%.. That article is written to be very misleading. Their previous rate was 3%.
Going from .03 to .05 is an increase of 1.66, or 66%. A 66% increase on a low number is still a pretty low number.
While I agree, what ticks me off the most is the dirty rush method politickshuns use to pass unwelcome legislation. Just shows that they know that their constituents do NOT want it, but they're going to ram it down their throats anyways.