Post by @themodpun

Does Indiana have a different president or something? When Illinois families drive across the border into Indiana and see cheaper gas, that is not an accident. That is policy. Illinois drivers are paying more at the pump because state leaders made decisions that added more taxes onto every gallon of gas. Under Governor Pritzker and the state legislature, Illinois doubled the base gas tax through Rebuild Illinois and tied future increases to inflation. That means when families are already struggling with groceries, utilities, rent, mortgages, and property taxes, the state keeps taking more at the pump too. Indiana has made different choices. They have taken steps to give drivers relief, including suspending certain gas taxes during high price periods. This is why elections matter beyond speeches and slogans. Policy shows up in your grocery bill. Policy shows up in your property tax bill. Policy shows up every time you fill your tank. Illinois families are not imagining the difference. They are living it every week. We do not need leaders who keep asking working families to absorb the cost of bad policy. We need accountability, affordability, and common sense.