The ‘Cost’ of Voting in America: A look at where it’s easiest and hardest Seattle Times – Nick Corasaniti and Allison McCann (New York Times) | Published: 9/21/2022 A new study ranks all 50 states based on the overall investment a resident must make, in time and resources, to vote. [read post]

In Chicago, for example, car rental customers pay a 5 percent Illinois state car rental tax, a 6 percent excise tax levied by the city’s Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), and another 9 percent personal property lease transaction tax levied by the city of Chicago.[4] State car rental excise taxes are applied either on an ad valorem basis, where the tax applies to a percentage of the sale price, or as a flat dollar amount. [read post]