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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (403569)	1/12/2011 4:15:29 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793999

Gov. Pat Quinn congratulated fellow Democrats early today after the Illinois Senate and House sent him a major income tax increase without a single Republican vote in favor. The bill would raise the personal income tax-rate by 67 percent and the business income tax rate by 46 percent. Isn't this "partisan" reporting? They could just have easily have written "the new Illinois personal income tax rate will be 5% less than the California personal income tax rate." Taxes suck, but 5% doesn't seem too egregious. I wonder where it puts Illinois compared to the other 50 states?

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (403569)	1/12/2011 4:25:08 AM
From: LindyBill	6 Recommendations Respond to of 793999

business income tax rate by 46 percent. To quote an old saying that Illinois business will now use: "You can go to hell, I've gone to Texas!"

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (403569)	1/12/2011 5:24:33 AM
From: unclewest	5 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793999

The bill would raise the personal income tax-rate by 67 percent and the business income tax rate by 46 percent. From a friend in Illinois. "The worst of it is, it is not enough to close the spending gap so they will have to do it again, and not one word about cutting expenses."

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (403569)	1/12/2011 8:12:31 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793999

I want to write something about this, but none of the words I want to use are acceptable for this forum. I still can't believe Quinn was reelected.

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (403569)	1/12/2011 8:43:52 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793999

I was thinking about states to move to. Florida has no income tax and is the only state without snow falling today. Then I saw this video. Not a good ad for Florida. ------------------------------------------------------- Police Probe Wild Melee Caught On Tape (from DRUDGE REPORT) Viral clip shows women brawling outside Florida gas station WARNING NUDITY thesmokinggun.com JANUARY 11--Prompted by a viral video showing a wild, all-female brawl outside a Florida gas station, cops have launched a probe to identify and possibly arrest the combatants, some of whom had clothing ripped off during the melee. Detectives believe that the wild fracas outside a RaceTrac gas station in Ocala occurred at about 2:20 AM on December 30, and involved eight “primary participants,” according to an Ocala Police Department report. The video, which has some fleeting nudity, can be viewed above. Nobody called 911 to report the melee as it unfolded, so cops first learned of the fight when the video appeared on YouTube and other web sites. A police review of the clip notes that, “all of the females began striking at one another with open and closed fists.” As the brawl continued, “Several of the females involved lose articles of clothing revealing their breasts, buttocks, and genitalia.” At the video’s end, five women are seen “dancing and yelling as if to celebrate some type of victory. One female even goes as far as standing on the hood of a car as she dances.” One battler is so vigorously throwing haymakers that her dress slides up her torso to reveal the woman's thong-adorned rear. Another combatant, who did not fare as well, had her dress nearly ripped off during the confrontation. At the fight’s conclusion, the RaceTrac’s parking lot is dotted with wigs and hair extensions torn off during the fight. The report notes that investigators have developed “several leads” with regard to the identity of brawl participants, who police believe are between 20 and 30 years old. A police spokesperson estimated that cops will know within a few days whether they will be able to make arrests in the case. (2 pages)