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	<title>Joe Birkett - Dupage County State&#039;s Attorney &#187; taxes</title>
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		<title>My Tea Party Comments Still Ring True</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/07/01/my-tea-party-comments-still-ring-true/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/07/01/my-tea-party-comments-still-ring-true/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we approach Independence Day, the words I spoke in the below video at the April Tea Party in Lisle still ring true.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As we approach Independence Day, the words I spoke in the below video at the April Tea Party in Lisle still ring true.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>&#8216;Doomsday&#8217; and the State Payroll</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/23/doomsday-and-the-state-payroll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/23/doomsday-and-the-state-payroll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite threats of "doomsday," Pat Quinn's ignores real budget reform -- instead opting for spending and tax increases.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Despite threats of "doomsday," Pat Quinn's ignores real budget reform -- instead opting for spending and tax increases.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>This is How We Make Change Happen</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/16/this-is-how-we-make-change-happen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/16/this-is-how-we-make-change-happen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let's follow the lead of this citizen who took action to make real change happen.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Let's follow the lead of this citizen who took action to make real change happen.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Confirming What We Already Know</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/12/confirming-what-we-already-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/12/confirming-what-we-already-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Gov. Quinn ignore the state audit finding "waste and lax oversight" ... and hike taxes without managing the budget?  The choice is his.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Will Gov. Quinn ignore the state audit finding "waste and lax oversight" ... and hike taxes without managing the budget?  The choice is his.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Shame On You, Governor Quinn</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/09/shame-on-you-governor-quinn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/09/shame-on-you-governor-quinn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let's make one thing very clear: Pat Quinn and Illinois Democrats are the only ones making the choice between tax hikes and cuts to vital services.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Let's make one thing very clear: Pat Quinn and Illinois Democrats are the only ones making the choice between tax hikes and cuts to vital services.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>How About We Force Government to &#8216;Sacrifice&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/07/how-about-we-force-government-to-sacrifice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/07/how-about-we-force-government-to-sacrifice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We deserve better than the divisive, class-warfare politics being practiced by our governor.  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We deserve better than the divisive, class-warfare politics being practiced by our governor.  ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Quinn&#8217;s Campaign to Raise our Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/05/quinns-campaign-to-raise-our-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/06/05/quinns-campaign-to-raise-our-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Blagojevich Administration spends six years padding the state budget, and now Pat Quinn (and others) want to pay for this six-year mistake by forcing us to hand over more of our paychecks.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Blagojevich Administration spends six years padding the state budget, and now Pat Quinn (and others) want to pay for this six-year mistake by forcing us to hand over more of our paychecks.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Democrats&#8217; Doomsday Governance</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/05/27/democrats-doomsday-governance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/05/27/democrats-doomsday-governance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 03:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The real doomsday scenario in Springfield is for us to continue handing the keys of governance to Democrats. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The real doomsday scenario in Springfield is for us to continue handing the keys of governance to Democrats. ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chasing away Illinois jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/05/18/will-the-springfield-pols-vote-to-chase-more-illinois-jobs-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/05/18/will-the-springfield-pols-vote-to-chase-more-illinois-jobs-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 14:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A column in today's Wall Street Journal shares evidence of this basic fact:  employers and jobs leave high tax states and move to lower tax states.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A column in today's Wall Street Journal shares evidence of this basic fact:  employers and jobs leave high tax states and move to lower tax states.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Report Hits Quinn&#8217;s Excessive Spending</title>
		<link>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/05/11/report-hits-quinns-excessive-spending/</link>
		<comments>http://www.joebirkett.com/2009/05/11/report-hits-quinns-excessive-spending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report hits Quinn's budget, which includes excessive spending while pushing new taxes on Illinois families.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A new report hits Quinn's budget, which includes excessive spending while pushing new taxes on Illinois families.]]></content:encoded>
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