“So, we’ve got a lot of work to do. I think we can increase revenues even more so by creating jobs in the economy and growing our economy in the state of Illinois and the way to do that, again, is to bring people together,” he said. “With the principles that I’ve laid out for a fair tax system, we can help do that by making sure that we’ve got the voices of Republicans and Democrats at the table and that we’re competitive with the states around us — almost all of whom have a graduated income tax system.”