After giving us gerrymandered districts, delayed Medicaid, underfunded education, etc., they have outdone themselves recently with the inland port authority proposal and a tax restructuring (tax cut?), the latter being so outrageous that even Republicans running for governor are against it.
They have tried to justify these regressive taxes on food and gas by claiming these taxes can be offset by filing for rebates and credits. As The Tribune pointed out, this only makes sense if you have an accountant doing your taxes. Many low-income people will not be able to do this, plus many do not file taxes.