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.
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“ Mendoza will press in the upcoming regular legislative session for passage of House Bill 5851 that puts in place additional triggers for future automatic deposits in both the pension and budget stabilization funds.”
I’m sure many here will support this. The state has been shorting pension payments and need to put more money into the funds. Quit running up the debt. Raise taxes if necessary. Pay more now or pay even more later. All the people against this just want unborn children to pay.