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.
JD is going to shrink it’s U.S. footprint like so many manufacturers already have. It was a good run for Deere workers, much better than most.
Illinois’ current political leadership offers no reason for a private sector employer to keep jobs in a location in this state. All other states offer more competitive (lower) costs and significantly less regulation. Regarding competing with locations outside the U.S., Illinois is way out of bounds. The only thing offered is Pritzker’s handouts to his personally chose few, such as what he is trying to pull with Gotion – the guy thinks he can be king, using our money (taxes.)