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.
It is now clear that states like Illinois will only be forced to deal with the years of malfeasance and corruption that led them to the brink of fiscal collapse if Republicans control either the US House, Senate or Presidency for an extended period of time (say 25 years). The minute the Dems got control of all three there was a blue state bailout that took Illinois off the hook, and it was off to the races for JB and crew. They’ll kick the can down the road every single time, and wait for the next time they can pass… Read more »
While they kick the can down the road they siphon off funds for their cronies and themselves. How did the USA ever get into this mess?
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Self-serving politicians – oops! With the current incumbents that’s redundant, isn’t it?