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.
In addition to highlighting the low proficiency statistics, we should also talk about how many fall below even the “basic” level. In 2024, 40% of 4th graders were below basic. That is more shocking and damning than only 30% at proficient.
Want to see which districts are failing their students while raking in 25-30K/ student/ school year? Look for the ones whose long time superintendents are suddenly sliding out the side door with a fat pension as taxpayers are getting fed up with Marxist/ trans agendas, underperforming students and unqualified, DEI hire teachers and social workers.