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politics10h ago
Stop making Illinois families pay for climate disasters
- A March Illinois tornado left a community needing stronger state support as federal relief stalls.
- The author calls for closing corporate tax loopholes to fund disaster recovery for working families.
- A Climate Change Superfund Act would finance resilience through taxes on industries tied to climate damage.
- The piece stresses that recovery cannot fall only on working families while polluters profit.
- Author urges Illinois lawmakers to act quickly to fund essential services and infrastructure.
- Tax measures proposed include a billionaire wealth tax and taxing Big Tech’s digital ads.
- A designated disaster-recovery fund would be financed by addressing climate-causing industries.
- The author frames the issue as a call to protect communities from future storms through policy.
- The piece cites personal loss to illustrate broader recovery needs for Illinois families.
- The article notes that climate disasters are becoming a recurring and costly threat in Illinois.
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