Fair Tax Illinois + What is it? What is the purpose?
Holy Trinity has been involved with ONE: Northside (ONS) and its predecessor organization, the Lakeview Action Coalition, since the mid-to-late 1990s. Our involvement over the years has been to work for fair housing, police accountability, healthcare access, and the like. Currently, we are being asked to join our partnership on educating people on the Fair Tax. Over the course of the next few weeks as we move closer to the November election we'll be providing opportunities for you to learn more about the implications of the Fair Tax for us and all Illinoisans. Over the last two months we, Kerry Fleming and Ken Duckmann, have had presentations to our congregation council. Currently, the plan is to provide a workshop on Sunday, September 27 after the 9:30am service, via Zoom. Stay tuned for further details.
Why are we involved in this work. First, because of our partnership with ONS. Second, because we believe a more fair tax system and structure is what our faith calls us to be about. As we presented to council, to sum up our efforts in educating us all on the Fair Tax - Holy Trinity’s partnership with ONE: Northside calls us to facilitate the passage of the Fair Tax Initiative. It intersects with all our social ministry work in that it confronts the same inequalities and inequities in our society. It reminds us, as a congregation, to act with courage and engage intentionally.