State House candidate Paul Jacobs | Contributed photo
State House candidate Paul Jacobs | Contributed photo
Republican state House candidate Paul Jacobs is hoping taxpayers in Illinois see the passage of the state’s new $42 billion budget for what he thinks it truly is.
“We need more people to run as conservatives, fiscally responsible conservatives that we all can trust to do the right thing,” Jacobs, now running in the 115th District, told SE Illinois News soon after democrats banded to send the bill to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “Our people in this state are hurting with no jobs brought about by this long quarantine. I want business open now to save the great state of Illinois.”
Jacobs argues the bill Pritzker is almost certain to sign off on just means more heartache for taxpayers. In addition to heavily relying on funding from the federal government to fill holes made deeper by the COVID-19 pandemic, the bill also clears the path for a $5 billion loan also from the federal government.
“I think that Gov. Pritzker’s complete lack of real funding for the state budget is going to drive us even further in debt,” Jacobs added. “On top of that, the Democrat state legislators voted another wage increase by approving this illegal budget. Do they think that no one is watching, do they think that no one cares, do they think that no one votes?”
Jacobs said Pritzker’s whole handling of the coronavirus situation has only raised more questions about his overall leadership ability.
“I think that a leader would be able to look at the statistics, look at what happens in a recession or even depression, and determine that even though every life that has been lost is precious we are going to lose more to suicide, drug overdose and spousal abuse,” he said. “Our governor has placed strict rules to reopen. The state is losing business every day to neighboring states that have been open.”
Jacobs said that should be enough to definitely hit the pause button on the progressive tax proposal the governor has been pushing since his days as a candidate.
“This is the wrong time for us to raise taxes, the wrong time for us to run more people out of the state pretending that we are just going to tax the rich,” he said.
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