WTAX’s Alex Degman thinks it’s time for Illinois lawmakers to try something else to pay off old bills as the state’s income tax is set to go from 5 percent to 3.75 percent on Thursday.

Why? Well, the tax increase didn’t work. It didn’t do what it was supposed to do. So it’s time to try something else… maybe multi-year, bare bones budget plans.

Hey, responsible budgeting could happen! Right? Right…?