Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Trump is on record and already acting to reduce government bloat. Pritzker on the other hand, hasn’t met a taxpayer dollar he wouldn’t spend twice. Pritzker better learn how to bend over and grab those thick ankles. He’s about to get some tough love.
Watch for Pritzker to blame Trump for any problems when he delivers budget address next month.