Illinois Politics Guru Rich Miller: Progressive Income Tax Bill Doesn't Have The Votes

Rich Miller reports on the move to change the Illinois state constitution to allow a progressive income tax:

The harsh reality is the progressive tax proposal doesn’t have the votes to pass and I seriously doubt it will ever get enough votes to pass. The House Republicans are unanimously against it and Democratic state Rep. Jack Franks has signed on to a House resolution opposing it. That means, at most, it has 70 votes, which is one vote shy of passage. That might not mean much except Rep. Franks is just the tip of the iceberg on that side of the aisle.

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