No state bailout
To the Editor:
In 1969, then Gov. Richard Ogilvie enacted a first-time state income tax of 0.5 percent, promising it was temporary. Ha, ha.
In 1973, Illinois enacted a state lottery with 100 percent proceeds going to education. These funds have been flagrantly used by our state legislators for everything but education.
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