claim: we (in illinois) have the fifth-highest tax burden in the country.
author: christine radogno
evidence_1: apr 6, 2018 ... while all americans are subject to the same federal tax rates, the ... when you  retire, you don't want to pinch pennies. ... line, oregon has one of the highest  effective tax rates in the country. ... taxes paid as pct. of income: 10.9%; income  per capita: $58,052 (5th highest); state income tax collections per ...
evidence_2: dec 2, 2018 ... "we live in one of the most taxed cities and the most taxed county, ... they have to  pay high cook county taxes on top of high city levies. ... illinois is among the  states that pick up less, leaving local property ... school-aged child earning  $25,000 faces the fifth-highest tax burden among those 51 jurisdictions.
evidence_3: as of 2018, kendall county had the highest property tax rate of 3.0%, ... these two  states have the fifth and ninth highest rates, respectively, however, this isn't ...
evidence_4: jan 21, 2016 ... thus, it's not surprising that illinois has seen record levels of ... illinois' ranking  increased to the fifth-highest tax burden in fiscal year ... illinoisans with the fifth- worst taxpayer burden in the country. ... a good place to begin, good place to  begin, would be the level we were at before the income tax expired.
evidence_5: however, since the tax code is so complicated and has rules based on individual  household ... to determine the residents with the biggest tax burdens, wallethub  compared the 50 ... 8, illinois, 10.08%, 4.11%, 2.44%, 3.53% ... for more insight  on the differences in state tax policies, we asked a panel of taxation experts to ...