League members, guests and members of the public are invited to Cantigny Park for a presentation by Ralph Martire on Fair Tax, Funding Education and Pensions.  Parking and program are free.  Registration is required. 

In addition to Ralph Martire’s role as executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (“CTBA”), he is also the Arthur Rubloff Endowed Professor of Public Policy at Roosevelt University. CTBA is a bipartisan 501(c)(3) think tank committed to ensuring that state, federal and local workforce, education, fiscal, economic and budget policies are fair and just, and promote opportunity for all, regardless of race, ethnicity or income class. During his time at CTBA, Ralph has helped obtain numerous legislative successes (including passage of the Evidence Based Model of Education Funding in FY2018, a state Earned Income Tax Credit, creation of a bipartisan legislative task force to integrate workforce and economic development policies, passage of the 2011 Temporary Tax Increases, corporate accountability legislation that, among other things, requires public reporting of economic development benefits created through receipt of tax breaks and other subsidies, decoupling Illinois tax policy from both the federal bonus depreciation rules and the federal repeal of the estate tax).

Before you attend, consider reading about the League of Women Voters position on the Fair Tax.

There will be a tram available at the Visitors Center. Questions? 630-260-8257

Socializing is at 6:30 PM and the program starts at 7 PM.  Many of the Civic Awareness programs are recorded.  If you do not want to be in the video, sit in the back rows.