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Drastic budget cuts spark the Moral Monday movement in Illinois: “We are told there is no alternative... that the state just doesn’t have any money. But these are lies. The wealthiest Illinois residents pay far less than their fair share, and two-thirds of the state,” said Toby Chow, leader of Fair Economy Illinois, at a Moral Monday rally in downtown Chicago. PHOTO/ANDY WILLIS
Drastic budget cuts spark the Moral Monday movement in Illinois: “We are told there is no alternative… that the state just doesn’t have any money. But these are lies. The wealthiest Illinois residents pay far less than their fair share, and two-thirds of the state,” said Toby Chow, leader of Fair Economy Illinois, at a Moral Monday rally in downtown Chicago.
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