Friday, April 20, 2012

Governor Daniels Talks Taxes to Illinois Republicans

From the Northwest Indiana Times:

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels spoke to Illinois Republicans about lower taxes on Thursday evening, hours after thousands of labor union members protested his appearance.

"When you take money away from people, you leave them a little less free," Daniels told about 450 people at the Champaign County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner, The News-Gazette in Champaign ( http://bit.ly/JlkQyH) reports.
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But the Indiana governor largely talked about improving the country's economy by creating a business climate that attracts better jobs. Daniels said that happens by keeping taxes as low as possible. Indiana corporate income taxes, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance and property taxes are all lower than they are in Illinois, he said.

"The lower our taxes are compared to the neighboring states, the more competitive we are," Daniels said.
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Read more: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/indiana/indiana-governor-talks-taxes-in-illinois-speech/article_df3116e6-4537-56a7-993e-0c77d0a9bd43.html#ixzz1sdGzWFEV