South Cook News

Commissioner Sean Morrison, a Cook County Board Commissioner, used his social media platform on July 26 and 27, 2025, to criticize tax policy debates and energy initiatives led by Democrats in Illinois.

On July 26, Morrison addressed claims about tax fairness and the burden carried by high-income earners. He stated, "Good grief… Enough of the misinformation already. The wealthy and job creators are already paying the majority of tax revenue, with the top 1% paying 42% of ALL federal income taxes. What leftist Democrats push isn’t about fairness, it’s about exploiting envy and pushing" (posted July 26, 2025).

The following morning, Morrison criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s approach to energy policy. In a tweet posted at 7:04 a.m., he wrote, "Our skyrocketing electric costs were no accident. JB Pritzker’s leftist energy agenda, shutting down coal, crippling natural gas, and gambling on expensive green mandates, made this outcome inevitable. With demand rising and supply shrinking, higher costs and likely rolling" (posted July 27, 2025).

Minutes later on July 27th, Morrison commented on employment trends in California’s hospitality sector: "It’s only 18,000 low paying jobs! And the cost of food and hospitality went down in CA.

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Morrison has been an outspoken critic of progressive fiscal policies in Illinois as well as broader Democratic economic initiatives. His remarks come amid ongoing debates over tax burdens for high-income earners in the United States—where data from recent years indicates that the top one percent do pay a significant share of federal income taxes—and discussions over state-level transitions away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy sources.