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.
Manar is a deputy but so is Barney Fife. Need I say more.
Andy Manar, former State Senator, falls right into place regarding budgeting Illinois style considering his spearheading of the most recent Illinois School funding fiasco. He did such a great job on that situation he was rewarded with his newer position of Deputy Governor with a higher rate of pay so as to spike his Illinois pension in true Illinois political style. Congradulations Andy for your ability to reward yourself financially while furthering the continuing the failure status of Illinois’ finances. Another great example of why Illinois is in the mess that it is in.