Giannoulias wants to raise income taxes but doesn’t pay any himself

Illinois Democratic US Senate nominee, the failed mob banker, wants to raise your taxes.

From a Mark Kirk campaign press release:

Background: After "unsafe and unsound banking practices" brought down Broadway Bank and cost the FDIC $394 million, Alexi Giannoulias paid no taxes for 2009 and claimed $30,000 in tax refunds. Read more here.

Misleading Claim: "When he says Alexi wants to raise taxes, Congressman Kirk is lying." – Giannoulias spokesman Matt McGrath, 7/5/10

Fact: Alexi Giannoulias wants to raise state income taxes but did not pay any himself for 2009.

Fact: Alexi Giannoulias wants to raise federal income taxes but did not pay any himself for 2009.

In related news, Pat Brady, the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, is requesting that Giannoulias donate his $30,000 tax refund to the FDIC, which lost $394 million on the failure of Broadway Bank.

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