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2 out of 3 Births in Illinois are Paid through Medicaid.
State Income Tax hiked 66%.

Corporate Income Tax hiked 45%.

Has the 5th highest Wireless Taxes 15.85% (As of January 2013) Tax Foundation.

Chicago has the highest sales tax of major metropolitan cities, 9.75%.

Ranked in the top 7 for highest property tax rates among the 50 States.

Has the 10th Highest Workers Comp Premium Rate among the 50 States.

Highway Tolls Recently Doubled, Took effect Jan 1st, 2012.
Ranked 49th by, “ 24/7 Wall St ” on best run state governments.

Ranked 1st on Worst 2011 budget deficits.

Has the 5th Highest State Debt (271 Billion) Among the 50 States.

Illinois State Pension liability.......96 B-I-L-L-I-O-N!

Ranked the 2nd worst state to retire in. (MarketWatch)

... Illinois ‘ credit rating has been downgraded 10 times since Gov. Pat Quinn took office.

Moody’s cut Illinois debt rating to A2 from A1.(The lowest of all 50 states).

S & P just lowered Illinois ‘s credit rating from A+ To A-
The Pew Center ranks Illinois as having the lowest pension funding level among states.

Ranked 9th highest on unemployment rate, Aug 2012 (9.1%).

Ranked 1st highest on foreclosure rate. (RealtyTrac)

Ranked 7th on largest Decline in Home Value From 2006(Q3) to 2011(Q3) (-29%).

Since 1976, Chicago has Most Public Corruption Convictions of any City in the U.S. (1,531).

Since 1976. Illinois has the 3rd most Public Corruption Convictions in the U.S. (1,828). [Illinois: where the governors make the license plates!]

Taxes on Gasoline are the highest in the nation, (Chicago Metro Area).

Taxes on Cigarettes are the 2nd highest in the nation ( Chicago ).

Ranked 2nd for worst traffic congestion (Chicago Metro Area).

Commute times to work average 31 minutes, Eighth Worst in the U.S. (Chicago Metro Area).

Metra Fare Hike by 25%, the largest increase ever for Metra.
Metra Link-Up-Pass Price Raised 14% (City of Chicago ).

A traveler to downtown Chicago , will pay about $40.31 in taxes, Highest in the nation.