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Office he imposed at least 20 new taxes and among those are increasing property taxes, which he has indirect control over, but when he has direct control over are the terrible gas taxes that our nation faces, sorry, our state faces. in 2019, he alongside lawmakers voted on a signed bill that eventually doubled our states gas price taxes, which contribute to illinois and pain at the pump. not only that, he has signed automatic since july 2019. in fact during covid, according to comptroller data, his government withstood taxpayer money out of hardworking illinois out of in a year out of bruce's ...

Against high-tax states, but this is, obviously, directly hitting their highest income people. essentially, their donors, and i think that's why they're complaining the most. paul: but basically the tax bill, the provisions of the tax bill treat all states alike. i mean, every state faces -- >> it equalizes, yes. it really levels the playing field, which is great. paul: right, at the federal level. the difference is state law. so there's no discrimination at the federal law, it's a state law which they can change. >> right. sure, and they're welcome to try these schemes, but they really are --...

Problems when they come up, we do get some federal help, but nonetheless, we analyze what the damages are and what was caused by the particular disaster and not just use that to open the door and have something in there for everybody. $16 billion, and there's something for everyone in there. >> i mean, he's actually -- he's prescient, in a way, he's acknowledging this is what his state faces. he's saying, this bill is full of waste, but this is what he had to say after the disaster did hit his state. >> that was totally different. they were getting things -- for instance, that was supposed to ...

out 50 games in the upcoming season but yesterday an arbitration panel reversed that call reportedly on a technicality involving handling of a urine sample. we understand that there will be press conference under way. you can see right there with the live cameras. they are awaiting the player, mr. braun, to come out. when that happens, they are out of marryville park in phoenix. we will take you there. grass prices keep on climbing. national average jumped another three cents overnight. this is the 17th consecutive increase. here's a look at how the price jump is impacting the na...

Lose it, and required to give back to the fe government. it takes the unemployed person about eight months to find a new job so six months of assistance would likely fall short for the time that people need to save their homes and handing it a mortgage without any stroeupbgs attached, some are opposed to that idea. >> it's a sneaky way to take money from t.a.r.p., in which you'd give it to banks and expect them to pay that money back. instead you're giving it directly to the banks using the homeowners as a middleman. >> and gmac and chase are the only two banks so far who seem to be interested...