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 seems pretty clear that, at some point in the not-too-distant future, IL will force its drivers to buy EVs, by, for example, having gas prices even much higher than they are now. If EV prices decrease significantly and battery technology improves (the former being a big “if”), I guess I’d be OK with the transition. If IL puts too much pressure on me to buy an expensive EV, that’ll just be another reason to move to another state.
We bought gas in Wisconsin, which is a short drive of about 4 miles, and saved $0.90 cents a gallon. 10 gallons put $9.00 extra dollars in my pocket. As I drove by the 3 local stations I raised my finger in a salute to fat boy Pritzger.