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Illinois Democratic nominee for Governor, J.B. Pritzker, has endorsed the notion of a progressive tax. However, he is more than a little vague on the details. (As of this writing Pritzker is enjoying a double digit lead in the polls so there is little chance he will fill in the blanks before election day). The problem with this is Illinois is already shackled with really high taxes. So it’s more than a little disconcerting to think of a yet another layer of taxes which would likely lead to an acceleration of the Illinois