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.
The article starts out by LaPointe noting mentally ill people are often the victims, but immediately rolls into how many mentally ill people are out and about committing crimes because there is no housing in facilities for them. It purports the reason is because there is no sustained care. The mentally ill who commit crimes need to be recognized as criminals, and not justified for their actions. Multiple attacks should lead to more prison time, not less. If they are in jails, so be it until they can be determined to be fit enough for a mental health facility. That… Read more »