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.
Not going to get any better in your lifetime till the pension time bomb stops exploding.
In the meantime, Governor WIDE-LOAD is bragging about another hotdog stand ribbon cutting ceremony. “We brought 5 new jobs to this city”
Illinois the new West Virginia. High unemployment, low economy
IL ranks far below average in almost every economic metric. Loss of jobs, lack of gainful employment, and loss of residents are but a few. They are in the top tier of people on welfare, about 1.2 M , though. Think about that- enough people to populate the city boundaries of CHI all on the dole.
Good thing there are so many government jobs and employees or the numbers would be worse. Look at how many jobs are cut every month and businesses cutting back or leaving.